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Dagger nematodes have been found in citrus in Morocco © Derek J.F. Brown

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 the first report of the dagger nematode in citrus orchards in Morocco, the first report of Neofusicoccum mangiferae causing rachis necrosis and inflorescence blight of mango in Puerto Rico and new records of three Ramichloridium species on banana leaves in Panama and Taiwan. 

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• A new gall midge of the genus Dentifibula (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a predator of the scale insect Aulacaspis australis feeding on mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza. 
  Kolesik, P.; de Faveri, S. (2014) Austral Entomology 53 (1) 99-103.
• First report of a 16SrV-C phytoplasma causing little leaf and bunchy top of Tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius) in India. 
  Biswas, C.; Dey, P.; Bera, A.; Kumar, M.; Satpathy, S. (2014) Plant Disease 98 (4) 565-566.
• First report of Colletotrichum capsici causing anthracnose on Hosta plantaginea in China. 
  Li, B. J.; Chai, A. L.; Zhang, X. Y. (2014) Plant Disease98 (4) 571.
• First report of the dagger nematode Xiphinema diversicaudatum in citrus orchards in Morocco. 
  Mokrini, F.; Andaloussi, F. A.; Waeyenberge, L.; Viaene, N.; Moens, M. (2014) Plant Disease 98 (4) 575.
• New records of three Ramichloridium species on banana leaves in Panama and Taiwan. 
  Kirschner, R.; Piepenbring, M. (2014) Mycoscience 55 (4) 260-267.
• Gray mold caused by Botryotinia fuckeliana on edible pods of pea in Brazil. 
  Dallagnol, L. J.; Ferreira, L. V.; Araujo Filho, J. A.; Camargo, L. E. A.; de Castro-Moretti, F. R. (2014) Plant Disease 98 (4) 569-570.
• First report of Neofusicoccum mangiferae causing rachis necrosis and inflorescence blight of mango (Mangifera indica) in Puerto Rico. 
  Serrato-Diaz, L. M.; Rivera-Vargas, L. I.; French-Monar, R. D. (2014) Plant Disease 98 (4) 570-571.
• Elephant hide and growth cracking on potato tubers caused byRhizoctonia solani AG3-PT in South Africa. 
  Muzhinji, N.; Woodhall, J. W.; Truter, M.; van der Waals, J. E. (2014) Plant Disease98 (4) 570.
• First report of Leek yellow stripe virus in garlic in Ohio. 
  Testen, A. L.; Mamiro, D. P.; Meulia, T.; Subedi, N.; Islam, M.; Baysal-Gurel, F.; Miller, S. A. (2014) Plant Disease 98 (4) 574.
• First report of leaf spot caused by Cladosporium oxysporum on greenhouse eggplant in China. 
  Zheng, C.; Liu, Z. H.; Tang, S. S.; Lu, D.; Huang, X. Y. (2014) Plant Disease98 (4) 566-567.

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