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 the smut pathogen on teff in Ethiopia and the first report of Diaporthe fusicola causing leaf blotch of Osmanthus fragrans in China.
- First report of the smut pathogen on tef (Eragrostis tef) in Ethiopia. Degete, A. G. (2021) Journal of Agricultural Research Advances 3 (3) 23-25.
- Hornets and honey bees: a coevolutionary arms race between ancient adaptations and new invasive threats. Cappa, F.; Cini, A.; Bortolotti, L.; Poidatz, J.; Cervo, R. (2021) Insects 12 (11).
- Two new empoascine leafhopper genera, Thaioasca and Mjolnirus, from Thailand (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with a checklist of empoascini in Thailand. Wang YiMei; Xu Ye; Dmitriev, D. A.; Dietrich, C. H.; Qin DaoZheng (2021) Zootaxa 4915 (2) 246-254.
- A key to all species of Fagineura Vikberg & Zinovjev (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) worldwide with the descriptions of two new Chinese species. Liu MengMeng; Li ZeJian; Wei MeiCai (2021) Journal of Hymenoptera Research (83) 125-137.
- Recharacterization of Stenaspis Audinet-Serville, 1834 with a new species from Mexico (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Trachyderini). Eya, B. K. (2021) Insecta Mundi (0851).
- On the transference of Ataxia tibialis Schaeffer so Bisaltes (Bisaltes) Thomson with synonymies and new records in the genus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Santos-Silva, A. (2021) Insecta Mundi (0844).
- Three new species of Phaea Newman(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), with discussion of the need for and designation of a lectotype for Phaea rufiventris bates. Wappes, J. E.; Santos-Silva, A. (2021) Insecta Mundi (0845).
- DNA screening of Drosophila suzukii predators in berry field orchards shows new predatory taxonomical groups. Sario, S.; Santos, C.; Gonçalves, F.; Torres, L. (2021) PLoS ONE 16 (4).
- First report of Colletotrichum siamense causing anthracnose on Photinia × fraseri in China. Mao ShengFeng; Chen HaoDong; Zhao YingJuan; Li YanJun (2021) Plant Disease 105 (2) 510-510.
- First report of Diaporthe fusicola causing leaf blotch of Osmanthus fragrans in China. Si YuanZhi; Guo XiaoPing; Li DeWei; Wu Si; Zhu LiHua (2021) Plant Disease 105 (4) 1193-1193.
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