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palm squirrel Funambulus pennantii
This month’s pest alerts include a new study on the status of invasive palm squirrels in Oman (Photograph © Jakub Hałun)

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 Nipaecoccus viridis in the United States and a new study on the status of invasive palm squirrel Funambulus pennantii in Oman.

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