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This months pest alerts include a report on Erschoviella musculana, the Asian walnut moth (© 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 Polyphagotarsonemus latus in Saudi Arabia. The first report of Rhizoctonia solani from parthenium weed in Malaysia and a report on the Asian walnut moth in Turkey.

• First record of Polyphagotarsonemus latus in Saudi Arabia. Al-Azzazy, M. M.; Alhewairini, S. S. (2018) Journal of Agricultural Science (Toronto) 10 (12) 228-232.
• First report of Boeremia exiguaforsythiae and Cladosporium forsythiae on Forsythia sp. for Austria. Bedlan, G. (2018) Journal für Kulturpflanzen 70 (10/11) 314-316.
• Stromatonectria caraganaeon the branches of Caragana, the newly recorded species in China. Zhou Yi; Zhaolemengtuya; Diao Chen; Dong AiRong; Liu XueFeng (2018) Journal of Northeast Forestry University 46 (1) 92-94.
• Erschoviella musculana Erschoff 1874, a new record and a new walnut pest in Turkey. Yıldız, Y.; Yıldırım, İ.; Bostancı, C.; Aydoğan, O. (2018) Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 20 (2) 296-302.
• First record of Hylastes opacus Erichson and Crypturgus hispidulus Thomson, C. G. (Coleoptera; Curculionidae; Scolytinae) for the Turkish fauna. Kumbascedilla˜li, M.; Hizal, E.; Acer, S.; Arslangündoğdu, Z.; Kaya, A. G. A. (2018) Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 16 (4) 4585-4591.
• First report of Rhizoctonia solani isolated from parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorusL.) in Malaysia. Karim, S. M. R.; Laila Naher; Norhafizah, M. Z.; Fatimah Kayat; Nabilah Sarip (2018) Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science 41 (3) 1355-1365.
• The new pest Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in area of central Oltenia. Mitrea, I.; Stan, R. (2018) Analele Universității din Craiova – Biologie, Horticultura, Tehnologia Prelucrarii Produselor Agricole, Ingineria Mediului 23 411-418.
• First report of leaf spot disease caused by Corynespora torulosa MCC-1368 on cotton plant from India. Shirsath, L. P.; Patil, U. K. (2018) Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 51 (1/2) 95-102.
• Agrotis desertorum Boisduval, 1840 new to the Maltese Islands (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Agius, J. (2018) SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 46 (183) 501-503.
• Yponomeuta morbillosus (Zeller, 1877) new to Europe and the Maltese Islands (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae). Agius, J.; Sciberras, A. (2018) SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 46 (183) 473-475.

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