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This month’s pest alerts include the first report of Corynespora cassiicola causing target spot on cotton in South India (photograph by Jerzy Opioła)

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 Corynespora cassiicola causing target spot on cotton in South India and the first report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma fragariae’ infecting hazelnut in Italy.


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