10-18
2023
First report of grapevine polerovirus 1 in South Africa
This is the first report of grapevine polerovirus 1 (GPoV-1) on grapevine in South Africa. It was de
10-18
2023
Chrysanthemum virus B and chrysanthemum chlorotic mottle viroid infect chrysanthemum in South Africa
This is the first report of chrysanthemum virus B (CVB) and chrysanthemum chlorotic mottle viroid (C
10-18
2023
First report of Diaphorina citri and Trioza erytreae in Ghana
In Ghana, surveys were carried out from April to November 2022 to determine whether the vectors of h
10-18
2023
Wheat stem rust surveillance reveals two new races of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici in South Africa during 2016 to 2020
Stem rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt), is an important disease of wheat in Sou
07-24
2023
First report of Bipolaris secalis causing leaf spot disease on Brachiaria (syn. Urochloa) grass
Brachiaria (syn. Urochloa) grass is rapidly gaining popularity as a new forage option in sub-Saharan
07-24
2023
New records of Lasiocampidae (Lepidoptera) from Zanzibar Island with taxonomic notes and description of one new species of Odontopacha Aurivillius, 1909
Seven genera and seven species of Lasiocampidae are newly recorded from the Zanzibar Island (Unguja)
07-24
2023
First record of Amaranthus crassipes subsp. warnockii in Tunisia
The genusAmaranthusis comprised of approximately 65-70 species of which half are native
07-24
2023
Tomato and Jute Mallow Are Two New Hosts of Papaya Bunchy Top Phytoplasma, a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma convolvuli’-Related Strain in Nigeria
Nigerian papaya bunchy top (NGPBT) phytoplasma was first identified in diseased papaya plants in Iba
07-24
2023
First Report of the Plum Marbling Disease Associated Agent, Plum Viroid I, in Apricots (Prunus armeniaca) in South Africa
lum viroid I (PlVd-I) was recently identified as a new viroid in 2020 present in Japanese plum (Prun
06-19
2023
First Report of Grapevine Polerovirus 1 in South Africa
This is the first report of grapevine polerovirus 1 (GPoV-1) on grapevine in South Africa. It was de