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 tobacco vein banding mosaic virus naturally infecting black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) in China and the first report of white blister rust disease caused by Wilsoniana amaranthi on Amaranthus dubius in Korea.
- Occurrence of dieback disease caused by Fusarium equiseti on Dendrobium officinale in China. Guo MengMeng; Li BenJin; Wang RongBo; Liu PeiQing; Chen QingHe (2020) Crop Protection 137.
- Pollinia pollini (Costa, 1857) (Hemiptera, Asterolecaniidae) infesting olive trees: a first record in Tunisia. Haouas, D.; Mdellel, L.; Mraihi, I.; Hafsi, C.; Balmès, V. (2020) Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 50 (1) 201-202.
- Two new species of Ophiostomatales (Sordariomycetes) associated with the bark beetle Dryocoetes alni from Poland. Strzałka, B.; Jankowiak, R.; Bilański, P.; Patel, N.; Hausner, G.; Linnakoski, R.; Solheim, H. (2020) MycoKeys (68) 23-48.
- Developing traps for the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae). Francese, J. A.; Cooperband, M. F.; Murman, K. M.; Cannon, S. L.; Booth, E. G.; Devine, S. M.; Wallace, M. S. (2020) Environmental Entomology 49 (2) 269-276.
- Molecular characterization of a novel fusarivirus infecting the plant-pathogenic fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea. Liu WenYi; Hai Du; Mu Fan; Yu XiaoJing; Zhao YingTong; He BangLing; Xie JiaTao; Jiang DaoHong; Liu HuiXiang (2020) Archives of Virology 165 (4) 1033-1037.
- The complete genome sequence of a novel hypovirus infecting Bipolaris oryzae. Li Qin; Huang WanQin; Hai Du; Wang Yong; Xie JiaTao; Wang MingHong (2020) Archives of Virology 165 (4) 1027-1031.
- Tanacetum vulgare, a new host plant of Coleophora albicans and C. argentula (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae) from Rishiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan. Kusunoki, Y.; Satoz, M. (2020) Rishiri Studies (39) 71-73.
- First report of tobacco vein banding mosaic virus naturally infecting black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) in China. Bi, J. A.; Zheng, H. Y.; Lu, Y. W.; Peng, J. J.; Lin, L.; Chen, Z.; Song, B. A.; Chen, J. P.; Yan, F. (2020) Plant Disease 104 (4) 1265-1265.
- First report of white blister rust disease caused by Wilsoniana amaranthi on Amaranthus dubius in Korea. Lee, J. S.; Kim, B. R.; Choi, Y. J. (2020) Plant Disease 104 (4) 1261-1261.
- First report of Fusarium oxysporum causing root rot in Ophiopogon bodinieri in China. Lu, B. H.; Wang, Z.; Yi, G. J.; Tan, G. W.; Zeng, F.; Hu, Z. Y.; Yi, H. L.; Xu, M. Y.; Dita, M. A.; Li, C. Y. (2020) Plant Disease 104 (4) 1254-1255.
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