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We’ve selected a few of the latest new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases from CAB Abstracts.

Conotrachelus psidii  larva feeding on guava © Claudia Dolinski, via Bugwood (CC BY-NC licence)

Conotrachelus psidii larva feeding on guava © Claudia Dolinski, via Bugwood (CC BY-NC licence)

Records this fortnight include Conotrachelus weevil species associated with guava, Epitrix flea beetles threatening potato production in Europe and Fusarium causing shoot canker of kumquat in China.

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