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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.

Click on the links to view the abstracts:

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If there’s another new record you’d like to highlight, please post a comment.

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