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Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus rot has been detected in garlic in Pakistan © Christine Vaufrey, CC BY-NC

Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus rot has been detected in garlic in Pakistan © Christine Vaufrey, CC BY-NC

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 record of stink bugs in rice farming in the Brazillian Maranhão, the first report of Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus rot in garlic bulbs from Pakistan and new records of the smut fungus Testicularia africana from Tanzania and Mozambique.

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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