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This month’s pest alerts include the first report of the red palm mite Raoiella indica in Manabí, Ecuador.

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 the first report of Lasiodiplodia theobromae causing fruit rot in Melon in Thailand and the first report of the red palm mite Raoiella indica in Manabí, Ecuador.

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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