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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 record of Dendrothele nivosa on Savin juniper in the Balkans and the first confirmed record of Acarus siro in Brazil.

• Whole-genome resources and species-level taxonomic validation of 89 plant-pathogenic Xanthomonas strains isolated from various host plants. Tambong, J. T.; Xu RenLin; Cuppels, D.; Chapados, J.; Gerdis, S.; Eyres, J.; Koziol, A.; Dettman, J. (2022) Plant Disease 106 (6) 1558-1565.
• Aphelenchoides besseyi parasitizing cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) in Brazil. Favoreto, L.; Bueno, R.; Calandrelli, A.; França, P. P.; Meyer, M. C.; Machado, A. C. Z. (2022) Plant Disease 106 (6) 1555-1557.
• Acarus siro L. (Astigmatina: Acaridae): first confirmed record for Brazil based on morphological and molecular characterization. Barbosa, M. F. C.; Corrêa, A. S.; Moraes, G. J. (2022) Journal of Stored Products Research 97.
• First report of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum associated with dieback and canker of common fig (Ficus carica L.) in Turkey. Güney, I. G.; Bozoğlu, T.; Özer, G.; Türkölmez, Ş.; Derviş, S. (2022) Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 129 (3) 701-705.
• First record of Fusarium falciforme (FSSC 3 + 4) a relevant human pathogen causing root decay of arecanut, Areca catechu L. Pandianna, R. T. P.; Thubena, S. H.; Merin, B.; Pratibha, V. H.; Rajkumar, M.; Mhatre, P. H.; Hegde, V. (2022) Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 129 (3) 695-699.
• Occurrence of twig blight and branch dieback of walnut caused by Botryosphaeriaceae species in Turkey. Yildiz, A.; Benlioglu, S.; Benlioglu, K.; Korkom, Y. (2022) Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 129 (3) 687-693.
• Cerambyx miles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and Oobius rudnevi (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae): a new host-parasitoid association revealed by laboratory tests and sentinel eggs in the wild. Torres-Vila, L. M.; López-Calvo, R.; Sánchez-González, Á.; Echevarría-León, E.; Mendiola-Díaz, F. J. (2022) Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 58 (1) 1-10.
• First record of Dendrothele nivosa (Basidiomycota) for the Balkans on a new host, Savin juniper. Lambevska-Hristova, A.; Bancheva, S.; Karadelev, M. (2022) Czech Mycology 74 (1) 25-32.
• Comparative ultrastructural analysis to seven subgenera of Cassida Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) based on aedeagus of the type species and its taxonomic significance. Özdikmen, H.; Neslihan, B.; Mutlu, D. A.; Suludere, Z. (2022) Transactions of the American Entomological Society 148 (1) 65-112.
• First report of oleander hawkmoth, Daphnis nerii (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) feeding on Alstonia scholaris (Apocynaceae) from India. Dar, A. A.; Khowaja Jamal; Shah, M. S. (2022) Transactions of the American Entomological Society 148 (1) 59-63.

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