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July pest alerts contains a report on Alternaria alternaria, the causal agent of leaf blight on sunflower in South Africa (© Pexels)


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 report of thrips from India, the description of a new species of PolycestaDejean from Chile and a report on the causal agent of leaf blight on sunflower in South Africa.

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