Scientific Name
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Common Name
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Summary |
Posted
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Nipaecoccus viridis Newstead |
Lebbeck mealybug |
First detection of the lebbeck mealybug, Nipaecoccus viridis, in the continental United States |
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Penidiella strumelloidea (Milko & Dunaev) Crous & U. Braun |
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First report of Penidiella strumelloidea (Dothideomycetes: Capnodiales) as a pathogen |
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Dickeya solani |
Blackleg of potato |
New strain of blackleg of potato, Dickeya solani, causing significant losses in Europe |
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Tomato yellow leaf distortion virus (ToYLDV) and Tobacco yellow crinkle virus (TbYCV) |
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Two new begomoviruses found infecting Solanaceous crops in Cuba |
Aug 27, 2009 |
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'Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense' R.E. Davis et al. |
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First report of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense' infecting potato |
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Tuta absoluta Meyrick |
Tomato leafminer |
Update on spread of Tuta absoluta in Europe |
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Anastrepha grandis (Macquart) |
South American cucurbit fruit fly |
Outbreak of Anastrepha grandis (South American cucurbit fruit fly) in Panama |
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Caliothrips sp. |
unknown bean thrips |
New unidentified thrips damaging cotton in South Texas |
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Unknown |
Weevil |
Unidentified weevil found in Guatemalan pineapple shipment |
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Monilia polystroma van Leeuwen |
Asiatic brown rot |
Brown fruit rot (Monilia polystroma) occurring on apples in Hungary |
May 26, 2009 |
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Phytophthora infestans strains A2-Blue13 and A1- 6 |
potato late blight |
Spread of new strains of Phytophthora infestans in England |
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo & Unruh |
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New scale species described in Colombia |
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) |
spindle tuber of potato |
New hosts for Potato spindle tuber viroid |
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Chalara fraxinea Kowalski |
Ash dieback |
Update on ash dieback (Chalara fraxinea) - Spreading in Europe |
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver) |
red palm weevil |
Update on the spread of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus - Found in Curacao, Dutch Antilles |
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Tomato torrado virus |
ToTV |
First report of Tomato torrado virus in Panama |
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Geosmithia spp. and Pityophthorus juglandis |
Thousand cankers disease |
Beetle-fungus infestation threatens black walnut (Juglans nigra) trees |
Aug 18, 2008 |
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Raffaelea lauricola sp. nov. T.C. Harr. Fraedrich & Aghayeva |
Laurel wilt |
Raffaelea lauricola sp. nov., new plant pathogen of Lauraceae vectored by ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus |
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al., 1987 |
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First report of Xylella fastidiosa in avocado in Costa Rica |
Jun 19, 2008 |
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Candidatus Liberibacter sp. - undescribed species |
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New bacterium detected in commercial greenhouses of tomato and pepper in New Zealand |
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Tomato apical stunt viroid |
Tomato apical stunt viroid, TASVd |
Tomato apical stunt viroid found on Solanum jasminoides and Cestrum sp. |
May 28, 2008 |
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Tomato zonate spot virus (TZSV) (proposed) |
Tomato zonate spot |
A significant new tospovirus of vegetable crops in Yunnan, China |
May 13, 2008 |
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Achatina fulica (Bowdich) |
Giant African Snail |
First report of Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica) in Antigua |
Apr 21, 2008 |
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Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) Povolny (1994) |
tomato leafminer |
First detection of tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta) in Spain |
Apr 17, 2008 |
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi |
Bleeding Canker of Horse Chestnut |
Update on Bleeding Canker of Horse Chestnut (UK & Europe) |
Apr 16, 2008 |
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Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici race Ug99 |
Wheat stem rust, stem rust of cereals, wheat rust, stem rust, black stem rust |
Ug99 race of wheat stem rust found in Iran |
Mar 07, 2008 |
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Phytophthora kernoviae Brasier et al. |
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First report of Phytophthora kernoviae on wild Vaccinium |
Jan 23, 2008 |
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Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. |
bacterial wilt of potato, brown rot of potato, southern bacterial blight of tomato, granville wilt of tobacco, moko disease (banana) |
New Research on Cold Tolerance of Ralstonia solanacearum Strains |
Nov 14, 2007 |
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'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali' |
Apple proliferation |
New Host Records for 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali', causal agent of Apple Proliferation Disease in Malus |
Nov 14, 2007 |
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Verticillium longisporum Karapapa, Bainsbridge and Heale |
Verticillium wilt |
First Reports of Verticillium longisporum on Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus) in the United Kingdom (England) |
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Phytophthora pinifolia nom. prov. |
Daño Foliar del Pino (DFP) |
A new species of Phytophthora associated with dying pine needles in Chile |
Oct 19, 2007 |
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Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta & White |
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Update on the distribution of Bactrocera invadens – First find in Bhutan |
Sep 06, 2007 |
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Columnea latent viroid |
Columnea latent viroid (CLVd) |
First report of Columnea latent viroid on tomatoes in the United Kingdom |
Aug 17, 2007 |
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Unknown |
Cyst Nematode |
New cyst nematode discovered on corn in Tennessee, United States |
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngb.) M. Schmidt |
didymo or rock snot |
First northeastern infestation of "didymo" in the United States |
Jul 27, 2007 |
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Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta, and White |
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Bactrocera invadens found for the first time in India |
Jul 17, 2007 |
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Darna pallivitta Moore |
nettle caterpillar |
Nettle Caterpillar (Darna pallivitta) detected in Oahu, Hawaii nursery |
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Poliaspis cycadis Comstock |
Poliaspis cycad scale (PCS) |
Poliaspis cycadis (Poliaspis cycad scale) detected for the first time in Florida |
Jun 11, 2007 |
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Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus |
SPCSV |
First report of Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus in North Carolina, United States |
Apr 11, 2007 |
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‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri’ |
Pear decline Taiwan phytoplasma (PDTW) |
A New Type of Pear Decline Phytoplasma found in Asian Pears in Taiwan |
Mar 06, 2007 |
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Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver) |
red palm weevil |
First records of Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver) in France, Greece, and Italy |
Feb 21, 2007 |
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Mayetiola destructor (Say) |
Hessian fly |
Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor, continues to challenge wheat breeding programs |
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Nectria coccinea var. faginata Lohman, Watson, and Ayers |
Beech bark disease |
Beech bark disease continues to spread in Michigan |
Jan 17, 2007 |
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Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici race Ug99 (North American race designation: TTKS) |
Wheat stem rust, stem rust of cereals, wheat rust, stem rust, black stem rust |
Ug99 race of wheat stem rust continues to spread |
Jan 17, 2007 |
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'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali' |
Apple proliferation phytoplasma |
'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali' found in Prunus Species in Europe. |
Jan 16, 2007 |
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Tetrastichus planipennisi Yang |
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Newly described parasite of Emerald ash borer (EAB) in China |
Dec 22, 2006 |
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Solanum sarrachoides Sendtner |
hairy nightshade |
Hairy nightshade found to be alternate host for potato late blight |
Dec 14, 2006 |
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Icerya genistae Hempel |
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Icerya genistae in Barbados and the United States |
Dec 07, 2006 |
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Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus |
CYSDV |
First report of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus in Arizona and possibly California (pending DNA confirmation) |
Nov 20, 2006 |
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Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) |
Solanum fruit fly |
First detection of Bactrocera latifrons in Africa |
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Chalara fraxinea Kowalski |
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Intensive dieback of European Ash in Poland Associated with a Newly Described Fungal Species, Chalara fraxinea |
Sep 15, 2006 |
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Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) |
pink hibiscus mealybug |
First report of pink hibiscus mealybug in George Town, Grand Cayman |
Jun 28, 2006 |
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Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma |
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First report of grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma in Switzerland |
Jun 19, 2006 |
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Globodera pallida (Stone 1973) Behrens 1975 |
potato cyst nematode |
Update on potato cyst nematode, Globodera pallida, situation in Idaho |
Jun 15, 2006 |
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Colombian datura virus |
CDV |
Colombian datura virus expanding host range to other Solanaceous crops in Europe |
Jun 06, 2006 |
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Beet black scorch virus |
BBSV |
First U.S. Detection of Beet black scorch virus |
Jun 06, 2006 |
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Planococcus minor (Maskell) |
passionvine mealybug, Pacific mealybug |
Correction Alert: Planococcus minor, the passionvine mealybug, NOT in continental United States |
May 16, 2006 |
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Globodera pallida (Stone 1973) Behrens 1975 |
potato cyst nematode |
Potato cyst nematode, Globodera pallida, found in Idaho |
Apr 19, 2006 |
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Phytophthora kernoviae Brasier et al. |
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Phytophthora kernoviae found for the first time in New Zealand |
Mar 29, 2006 |
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Phytophthora alni Brasier et al. |
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Update on Alder Phytophthora and Potential New Hosts |
Mar 22, 2006 |
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Phytophthora tropicalis |
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First detection of Phytophthora tropicalis in the continental United States |
Mar 16, 2006 |
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Nysius huttoni White |
wheat bug |
New Zealand hitchhiker pest, Nysius huttoni, found in Europe |
Mar 15, 2006 |
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Rhytidodera bowringii White |
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Pest of Mango, Rhytidodera bowringii, intercepted at Florida Port |
Mar 15, 2006 |
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Lymantria dispar L. |
Asian Gypsy Moth |
First find of the Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM), Lymantria dispar, in Texas |
Feb 22, 2006 |
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Fieberiella florii (Stal) |
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Fieberiella florii, a North American Leafhopper Confirmed as a Vector for Apple Proliferation Phytoplasma |
Feb 16, 2006 |
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Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire |
Emerald Ash Borer |
Update on Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) in Indiana |
Feb 01, 2006 |
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Phytophthora hedraiandra de Cock & Man in’t Veld |
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First detection of Phytophthora hedraiandra in the United States and North America. |
Jan 13, 2006 |
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Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri |
Citrus Canker |
USDA support of citrus canker eradication efforts terminated |
Jan 13, 2006 |
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Zaprionus indianus Gupta |
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Florida fruit fly sampling efforts uncover first North American detection of Zaprionus indianus. |
Dec 28, 2005 |
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Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv. |
porcelainberry porcelain berry, or amur peppervine |
Porcelainberry, Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, still spreading in the Eastern United States. |
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Ceratocystis species |
Sap Stain or Blue Stain Fungi |
Sap stain fungi of conifers of potential quarantine concern to North America. |
Dec 21, 2005 |
