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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 a new distribution record of palm whitefly Aleurotrachelus atratus in India and the first report of coffee canker disease caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata in China.

• The first record of Ceratotarsonemus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from the Oriental region with description of a new species from West Bengal, India. Sandipan Kayal; Priyankar Mondal; Krishna Karmakar (2022) Zootaxa 5182 (3) 238-246.
• Endophytic fungi from South Sumatra (Indonesia) in seed-treated corn seedlings affecting development of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Sari, J. M. P.; Herlinda, S.; Suwandi, S. (2022) Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 32 (103) (28 August 2022).
• A tenebrionid beetle, Platydema takeii nakane (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), attacking cultivated wood ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae) in Jeju, Korea. Jeong KyuJin; Nguyen HaiNam; Hong KiJeong (2022) Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 61 (3) 513-517.
• New distribution record of palm whitefly, Aleurotrachelus atratus Hempel in Kerala, India. Sajan, J. V.; Prathibha, P. S.; Diwakar, Y.; Josephrajkumar, A. (2022) Indian Coconut Journal 65 (1) 10-12.
• First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium’ (16SrIX-B) and ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ (16SrII-C) related strains on greengage trees. Salehi, M.; Faghihi, M. M.; Rasoulpour, R.; Salehi, E. (2022) Australasian Plant Disease Notes 17 (28).
• New parasitism record of Pyemotes tritici (LaGreze-Fossat & Montagne, 1851) (Acari: Pyemotidae) on boll weevils inside cotton squares. Silva, C. A. D. da; Moraes, G. J. de; Castilho, R. C.; Ramalho, F. S.; Lima, T. A. (2022) Acarologia 62 (2) 426-430.
• New records of Eriophyidae and Tenuipalpidae mites (Acari: Prostigmata) on Bougainvillea plants in South Africa. Ngubane-Ndhlovu, N. P.; Ochoa, R.; Ueckermann, E. A.; Kapp, C. (2022) Acarologia 62 (2) 332-339.
• New record of black fungus gnat (Diptera: Sciaroidea, Sciaridae) from Iran, with a first record for the fauna of the Middle East. Moravvej, G.; Latibari, M. H.; Moghaddam, M. G. (2022) Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (2) 207-218.
• First report of coffee canker disease caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata in China. Xu, K. C.; Lu, H. X.; Zhang, R. Q.; Zhang, J. L.; Yang, J.; Huang, Q. (2022) Plant Disease 106 (6) 1756-1756.
• First record of Ceratocystis fimbriata causing quick wilt of Calotropis gigantea in Pakistan. Tanvir Ahmad; Zeng QiaoHui; Nie ChengRong; Liu Yang; Zheng YongQuan; Anam Moosa (2022) Plant Disease 106 (6) 1755-1755.

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