1221) Detection of tomato torrado virus in South Australia

In South Australia, the virus causes leaf mottling, yellow spotting followed by necrosis at the base of leaflets. In some …

1222) Call for expression of interest – Drafting of a Youth Declaration for the International Year of Plant Health 2020

Plants are the source of the air we breathe and most of the food we eat. They play a central …

1223) Valsa malicola detected in Victoria, Australia

V. malicola is associated with dieback of Malus twigs, especially those weakened by other factors, for example when frozen, burnt, …

1224) New hosts for Phoma herbarum in Western Australia

This is the first report of P. herbarum on Pisum sativum and Bituminaria bituminosa in Australia. Phoma herbarum has been …

1225) Detection of Garlic allexiviruses in Western Australia

Garlic allexiviruses was detected in August 2011. It is likely to be widely distributed as plants are vegetatively propagated. Viruses …

1226) Schizotetranychus baltazari in northern Australia

This species has been known mainly from a wide range of the Southeast and Southwest Asia countries. The spider mite …

1227) Presence of Cryptosporiopsis citri in Northern Territory and Queensland

Extensive survey of citrus suggests that the pathogen may occur at a very low incidence and especially in wetter conditions …

1228) Detection of Xylosandrus crassiculus (Granulate ambrosia beetle) in Queensland

X. crassiusculatus is probably native to tropical and subtropical Asia and is now considered one of the most abundant and …

1229) Detection of Cowpea mild mottle virus (Carlavirus) in Queensland

Cowpea mild mottle virus is known to cause severe distortion, twisting and discolouration of the pods as well as mosaic/mottling …

1230) Detection of Phyllotreta chotanica (radish flea beetle) in Western Australia

Phyllotreta chotanica was originally detected in Kununurra in 2014, however subsequent surveys only occasionally detected the pest again on three …