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bark beetle in Taiwan
This month’s pest alerts include a new species of bark beetle in Taiwan (Image by
John Tann)

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 a new species of bark beetle in Taiwan and the first record of fungi isolated from Thrips tabaci on garlic in the Philippines.


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