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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 a report on the vine mealybug Planococcus ficus damaging vineyards in Brazil, the first report of Psallops niedzwiedzkii, a new species from Ghana, and the first report of Soybean chlorotic blotch virus and West African Asystasia virus 1 infecting cassava and a wild cassava relative in Cameroon and Togo.

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• New genus and species of Aleyrodidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) from North-Eastern India, with remarks on its relationships with allied genera.
  Dubey, A. K. (2016) Entomological Science 19 (3) 161-173.
• The vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) damaging vineyards in Brazil.
  Silva, V. C. P. da; Galzer, E. C. W.; Malausa, T.; Germain, J. F.; Kaydan, M. B.; Botton, M. (2016) Neotropical Entomology 45 (4) 449-451.
• Psallops niedzwiedzkii, a new species from Ghana with a key to African species (Heteroptera, Miridae, Psallopinae).
  Herczek, A.; Popov, Y. A.; Gorczyca, J. (2016) ZooKeys (603) 161-169.
• Fangumellus flavobadius: a new genus and species of plant bug from Laos (Heteroptera, Miridae, Mirinae, Mirini).
  Yasunaga, T.; Oh MinSuk; Lee SeungHwan (2016) ZooKeys (603) 97-103.
• Parasitoids on codling moth Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple and walnut orchards in Syria.
  Basheer, A. M.; Alhaj, Sh. I.; Asslan, L. H. (2016) Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 46 (2) 295-297.
• Occurrence of Phomopsis sp. causing cankers on pecan trees in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
  Noelting, M. C.; Mantz, G. M.; Maiale, S. J.; Molina, M. C. (2016) New Disease Reports 33 9.
• Additions to the genera Asterolibertia and Cirsosia (Asterinaceae, Asterinales), with particular reference to species from the Brazilian Cerrado.
  Firmino, A. L.; Inácio, C. A.; Pereira, O. L.; Dianese, J. C. (2016) IMA Fungus 7 (1) 9-28.
• Bacterial wilt and its management.
  Shamayeeta Sarkar; Sujata Chaudhuri (2016) Current Science 110 (8) 1439-1445.
• First report of Tomato mottle mosaic virus in tomato crops in Israel.
  Turina, M.; Geraats, B. P. J.; Ciuffo, M. (2016) New Disease Reports 33 1.
• First report of Soybean chlorotic blotch virus and West African Asystasia virus 1 infecting cassava and a wild cassava relative in Cameroon and Togo.
  Leke, W. N.; Mignouna, D. B.; Brown, J. K.; Fondong, V. N. (2016) New Disease Reports 33 24.

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