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Naga King chilis in India are being attacked by invasive mealybugs  © Asit K. Ghosh

Naga King chilis in India are being attacked by invasive mealybugs © Asit K. Ghosh


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 new host records for the fruit fly Ceratitis capitata in the state of Pará, Brazil, the presence of Meloidogyne enterolobii on Jalapeño pepper in Sinaloa, Mexico and the first report of the invasive mealybug Phenacoccus parvus infesting Naga King chili in India.

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