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This month’s pest alerts include a record of a new Schizomyia species in China  (photo © Patrick Harvey – via Wikimedia Commons)

We’ve selected a few of the latest new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases from CAB Abstracts. Records this month include reports on a new pathogenic fungal species in Iran and new records of needle nematode and a novel Schizomyia species in China.

To view all search results for new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases, click here or to view results by your location click here.

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