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Gall caused by Pemphigus bursarius © Gyorgy Csoka, Hungary Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org (CC BY licence)

We’ve selected a few of the latest new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases from CAB Abstracts. Records this fortnight include recent multiple introductions of the gall-forming aphid Pemphigus bursarius into Japanese islands, the distribution and characterization of Streptomyces species causing potato common scab in Germany and the first report of Endoclita signifer as a new pest on Eucalyptus.

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• Diaporthe neotheicola, a new threat for kiwifruit in Greece.
  Thomidis, T.; Exadaktylou, E.; Chen, S. F. (2013) Crop Protection 47, 35-40.
• Recent multiple introductions of the gall-forming aphid Pemphigus bursarius into Japanese islands.
  Lee WonHoon; Akimoto, S. (2013) Entomological Science 16 (2) 248-251.
• Distribution and characterization of Streptomyces species causing potato common scab in Germany.
  Leiminger, J.; Frank, M.; Wenk, C.; Poschenrieder, G.; Kellermann, A.; Schwarzfischer, A. (2013) Plant Pathology 62 (3) 611-623.
• Infectious adaptation: potential host range of a defensive endosymbiont in Drosophila.
  Haselkorn, T. S.; Cockburn, S. N.; Hamilton, P. T.; Perlman, S. J.; Jaenike, J. (2013) Evolution : International Journal of Organic Evolution 67 (4) 934-945.
• The aphid Ceratovacuna nekoashi (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Hormaphidinae) and its allied species in Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
  Aoki, S.; Kurosu, U.; Kutsukake, M.; Hsieh TsungJui; Yang ManMiao; Choe, J. C.; Fukatsu, T. (2013) Entomological Science 16 (2) 203-221.
• First report of Botanophila turcica (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) on safflower Carthamus tinctorius L. in Greece.
  Tsialtas, I. T.; Michelsen, V.; Koveos, D. S. (2013) Journal of Biological Research 19, 80-82.
• Ruehmaphelenchus sirisus sp. n. and Albiziaphelenchus arthrorostrus gen. n., sp. n. (Aphelenchoididae: Aphelenchida) from bark of Albizia lebbeck (L.) benth infected with bark borers.
  Bajaj, H. K. (2012) Indian Journal of Nematology 42 (2) 118-124.
• New record of invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Turkey.
  Kaydan, M. B.; Çalışkan, A. F.; Ulusoy, M. R. (2013) Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 43 (1) 169-171.
• Biological and serological detection of TSWV on three commercial cultivars Chrysanthemum morifolium in Markazi province of Iran.
  Nour, S. M.; Maleki, M.; Ghotbi, T. (2013) Annals of Biological Research 4 (4) 112-119.
• First report of Endoclita signifer (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) as a new pest on Eucalyptus.
  Yang, X. H.; Yu, Y. H.; Wu, Y. J.; Qin, J. L.; Luo, Y. Q. (2013) Journal of Economic Entomology 106 (2) 866-873.

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