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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 genetic divergence of tomato ringspot virus, species of the Colletotrichum acutatum complex associated with anthracnose diseases of fruit in Brazil and the first report of Teratosphaeria gauchensis causing stem canker of Eucalyptus in Kenya.

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• New natural weed host Raphanus raphanistrum L. (Brassicaceae) for Beet necrotic yellow vein virus and its vector Polymyxa betae Keskin.
  Yılmaz, N. D. K.; Altop, E. K.; Mennan, C. J. P. H. (2016) Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 40 (1) 120-126.
• First report of Fusarium solani causing stem rot of Dracaena in Iran.
  Abedi-Tizaki, M.; Zafari, D.; Sadeghi, J. (2016) Journal of Plant Protection Research 56 (1) 100-103.
• A global molecular phylogeny and timescale of evolution for Cryptocercus woodroaches.
  Che YanLi; Wang Dong; Shi Yan; Du XiaoHong; Zhao YongQuan; Lo, N.; Wang ZongQing (2016) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 98 201-209.
• Melanconis (Melanconidaceae) associated with Betula spp. in China.
  Fan XinLei; Du Zhuo; Liang YingMei; Tian ChengMing (2016) Mycological Progress 15 (4) 40.
• Genetic diversity and host range of powdery mildews on Papaveraceae.
  Pastirčáková, K.; Jankovics, T.; Komáromi, J.; Pintye, A.; Pastirčák, M. (2016) Mycological Progress 15 (4) 36.
• First coloured species of the genus Thabena Stål (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Issidae) from Vietnam with general notes on the genus.
  Gnezdilov, V. M. (2015) Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 61 (4) 329-339.
• Report of the invasive species Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé, 2006, on Reunion Island (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Thaumastocoridae).
  Streito, J. C.; Matocq, A.; Legros, V.; Genson, G.; Pierre, É.; Pluot-Sigwalt, D. (2016) Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 121 (1) 65-72.
• First report of Teratosphaeria gauchensis causing stem canker of Eucalyptus in Kenya.
  Machua, J.; Jimu, L.; Njuguna, J.; Wingfield, M. J.; Mwenje, E.; Roux, J. (2016) Forest Pathology 46 (2) 168-170.
• Genetic divergence of tomato ringspot virus.
  Rivera, L.; Zamorano, A.; Fiore, N. (2016) Archives of Virology 161 (5) 1395-1399.
• Species of the Colletotrichum acutatum complex associated with anthracnose diseases of fruit in Brazil.
  Bragança, C. A. D.; Damm, U.; Baroncelli, R.; Massola Júnior, N. S.; Crous, P. W. (2016) Fungal Biology 120 (4) 547-561.

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