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The Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis, which has now been recorded in Russia and Ukraine

The Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis, which has now been recorded in Russia and Ukraine. Image by Sally Crossthwaite via Flickr (CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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 a new species of rust fungus from India, the occurrence of Sclerotium rolfsii causing collar rot to Peperomia glabella in Argentina and the first report of the giant stem nematode Ditylenchus gigas from broad bean in Iran.

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