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Finger millet which contains methionine, an essential amino acid that millions of people lack, has been found to be a host of Lethal Necrosis Disease © Bioversity International\ Y. Wachira

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 Beet western yellow virus on pepper in China, the first report of Botrytis cinerea causing blossom blight on Japanese plums in Chile and the first report of lethal necrosis disease associated with co-infection of finger millet with Maize chlorotic mottle virus and Sugarcane mosaic virus in Kenya.

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• First report of Beet western yellow virus on pepper in China. 
  Yuan, W.; Yong, R. J.; Zuo, L. Y.; Du, K. T.; Zhou, T.(2015) Journal of Plant Pathology 97 (2): 400.
• Species composition and host range of fruit-infesting flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in northern Ghana. 
  Badii, K. B.; Billah, M. K.; Afreh-Nuamah, K.; Obeng-Ofori, D. (2015) International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 35 (3): 137-151.
• Survey of plant parasitic nematodes in different regions of Khyber-Pakhtun-Khwa. 
  Jabbar Khan; Rehana Gul; Khan, M. A.; Khan, I. U.; Khan, S. N. (2015) Pakistan Journal of Zoology 47 (4): 1201-1204.
• First report of Cucumber mosaic virus infecting Bougainvillea spectabilis, Coleus blumei, Kalanchoe blossfeldiana and Zinnia elegans in Iran.
  Shahmohammadi, N.; Dizadji, A.; Habibi, M. K.; Nateqi, M. (2015) Journal of Plant Pathology 97 (2): 394.
• First report of lethal necrosis disease associated with co-infection of finger millet with Maize chlorotic mottle virus and Sugarcane mosaic virus in Kenya.
  Kusia, E. S.; Subramanian, S.; Nyasani, J. O.; Khamis, F.; Villinger, J.; Ateka, E. M.; Pappu, H. R. (2015) Plant Disease 99 (6): 899-900.
• First report of Tomato leaf curl Bangladesh virus (ToLCBV) infecting Gomphostemma niveum plants in Assam, India. 
  Datta, S.; Budhauliya, R.; Das, B.; Chatterjee, S.; Bora, A.; Vairale, M. G.; Gogoi, H. K.; Vijay Veer (2015) New Disease Reports 31: 19.
• First report of Colletotrichum aenigma and C. siamense, the causal agents of anthracnose disease of dragon fruit in Thailand. 
  Meetum, P.; Leksomboon, C.; Kanjanamaneesathian, M. (2015) Journal of Plant Pathology 97 (2): 402.
• First report of Botrytis cinerea causing blossom blight on Japanese plums in Chile. 
  Ferrada, E. E.; Zoffoli, J. P.; Diaz, G. A.; Latorre, B. A. (2015) Plant Disease 99 (6): 888.
• The pumpkin fly Dacus frontalis (Diptera: Tephritidae): a new pest of curcubits in Tunisia. 
  Hafsi, A.; Abbes, K.; Harbi, A.; Ben Othmen, S.; Limem, E.; Elimem, M.; Ksantini, M.; Chermiti, B. (2015) Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin  45 (2): 209-213.
• First report on fusarium wilt of zucchini caused by Fusarium oxysporum, in Korea. 
  Choi InYoung; Kim JuHee; Lee WangHyu; Park JiHyun; Shin HyeonDong (2015) Mycobiology 43 (2): 174-178.

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