2601) Detection of Heterobostrychus aequalis (lesser auger beetle) in Cairns, Far North Queensland

Heterobostrychus aequalis is intercepted each year in imported timber (e.g. furniture, dunnage). Heterobostrychus aequalis appears to have failed to establish …

2602) Detection of Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia) in South Australia and Victoria

Russian wheat aphid is a major production pest of wheat and barley plants. This aphid is approximately 2 mm long, …

2603) ePhyto Project Technical Committee Meets in Dublin

The ePhyto Project Technical Committee(PTC)/ePhyto Steering Group (ESG) met during the week of May 28 in Dublin, Ireland. The meeting …

2604) The report of the 31st Standards Committee meeting is posted!

The 2018 May Standards Committee meeting was successfully held in Rome, Italy from 14 to 18 May 2018. The report …

2605) Potato spindle tuber viroid

Two rows of approximately 100 plants in total in a glasshouse of 5,000 tomato plants grown for commercial fruit production. …

2606) Drosophila suzukii

Drosophila suzukii, or spotted wing Drosophila, has been trapped at a location in Kent. Given its distribution in Europe and …

2607) SPIRANTHES MOSAIC VIRUS 3

The Phlox paniculata plants showing symptoms were discovered at a garden centre. They were vegetatively propagated from mother plants at …

2608) New finding of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera

The first UK finding of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera since 2007. Four adults were found in one trap. The field in …

2609) Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid

Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid

2610) Report on Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)

S. frugiperda is a noctuidae and a polyphagus pest with the caterpillar being the damaging stage of the pest. S. …