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Dear Miss Smith,
Thank you for signing up for pest alerts from Plantwise. For further plant health and pest information, visit the Plantwise Knowledge Bank.
Here are the ten most recent pest alerts from the published scientific literature from around the globe:
Occurrence of the Indian wax scale (Coccomorpha: Coccidae: Ceroplastes ceriferus) outdoors in Hungary.
Szita, É.; Érsek, L. (2017) Növényvédelem 53 (4) 148-151.
Isolation and identification of Burkholderia gladioli on Cymbidium orchids in Korea.
Moon HyeRan; Park HyeJee; Jeong ARam; Han SangWook; Park ChangJin (2017) Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment 31 (2) 280-288.
First record of invasive tomato spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Turkey.
Kazak, C.; Döker, İ.; Karut, K. (2017) International Journal of Acarology 43 (4) 325-328.
First report of Parietaria mottle virus associated with yellowing disease in Diplotaxis tenuifolia in Italy.
Parrella, G.; Greco, B.; Troiano, E. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (5) 850-851.
First report of Maize dwarf mosaic virus in Johnsongrass in Oklahoma.
Wijayasekara, D.; Ali, A. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (5) 850.
First report of Tobacco vein banding mosaic virus infecting sesame in China.
Wang, H. Y.; Gong, H. H.; Yan, Z. Y.; Tang, W.; Zhu, T. S.; Zhao, M.; Li, X. D. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (5) 850.
First report of Sweet potato leaf curl virus infecting sweet potato in Sudan.
Mohammed, H. S.; El-Siddig, M. A.; El-Hussein, A. A.; Ibrahim, F. A.; Navas-Castillo, J.; Fiallo-Olivé, E. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (5) 849-850.
First report of Spiranthes mosaic virus 3 in Phlox spp. in New Zealand.
Tang, J.; Khan, S.; Quinn, B.; Veerakone, S.; Milleza, E.; Ward, L. I. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (5) 849.
First report of Blackberry chlorotic ringspot virus in black raspberry (Rubus coreanus) in Korea.
Seo, J. K.; Kim, M. K.; Kwak, H. R.; Choi, H. S. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (5) 848-849.
First report of Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus infecting cucumber in Pakistan.
Hameed, U.; Zia-ur-Rehman, M.; Ali, S. A.; Haider, M. S.; Brown, J. K. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (5) 848.

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