3171) Giant African Snail, Achatina fulica Bowdich

Resident Entomologist at the Ministry of Agriculture Land & Marine Resources diagnosed Achatina fulica from samples collected at Alyce Glen, …

3172) 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 …

3173) First outbreak of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola in the Czech Republic

Pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola was found on potted plants of poinsettia in a greenhouse in July 2007. Young plants …

3174) First outbreak of Pepino mosaic virus in the Czech Republic

PepMV was found in May 2008 at one company in South Moravia on tomato plants for fruit production grown in …

3175) The grape Root Louse or Grape Phylloxera. ,Viteus vitifoliae(Fitch).

The grape root louse is found in Jiading district Shanghai China in July 2005; now it distributed in very limited …

3176) Absence of Ditylenchus destructor in Australia

Previous records that reported the presence of Ditylenchus destructor in Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western …

3177) Aster yellows phytoplasma on Grapevine

The pest was detected by the South African Wine industry and reported to the NPPOZA in February 2008. The NPPOZA …

3178) Giant African Land Snail

Individuals of the Giant African Land Snail have to date been found in Antigua only. The pest was officially identified …

3179) Eradication of grapevine leaf rust (GVLR) from Australia

Grapevine leaf rust was detected in Australia for the first time in backyard vines in Darwin in the Northern Territory …

3180) Scirrhia pini on Pinus sp. in public green, first detection in the Netherlands

At the beginning of November 2007 Scirrhia pini Funk and Parker (also known as Mycosphaerella pini) was detected in public …