New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 69, Issue 1, February 2026.We outline the diversity of pests, weeds and plant pathogens absent from New Zealand that threaten forage production, examine their potential import pathways, and outline the challenges of managing them should they arrive. The number and diversity of threats and pathways indicates ongoing incursions are inevitable.
Craig B. Phillips +9 more
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 2, Page 132-141, February 2026.Aster yellows phytoplasma (AYp) infection alters host plant preference in aster leafhoppers (Macrosteles quadrilineatus), with infected vectors showing a significant preference for AYp‐infected canola (Brassica napus) early in the infection period. However, this preference fades as infection progresses. Despite early attraction, B.
Jeremy R. Irvine +2 more
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Molecular detection and characterization of phytoplasma associated with China aster (Callistephus chinensis) phyllody in India [PDF]
, 2017 China aster (Callistephus chinensis L.) is one of the most popular annual flowering plant grown through-out the world. Phyllody disease of China aster is a phytoplasma associated disease that induces severe economic losses.
Hurakadli, S. +4 more
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GRDC milestone updates for BACI 2.0 [PDF]
, 2019 A report on the INTEGRATED DISEASE MANAGEMENT TOOLS TO MANAGE SUMMER CROP DISEASES IN THE NORTHERN REGION, (USQ-1907 ...
Adorada, Dante
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Commodity risk assessment of Salix unrooted cuttings from the UK
EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 2, February 2026.Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +29 more
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Role of the major antigenic membrane protein in phytoplasma transmission by two insect vector species [PDF]
, 2015 Optimization of abdominal microinjection parameters. Description of parameter optimizations for abdominal microinjection experiments.
Andrea Bulgarelli +6 more
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Yellow canopy syndrome of sugarcane: A review of current knowledge and future research directions
Annals of Applied Biology, Volume 188, Issue 1, Page 48-63, January 2026.Yellow Canopy Syndrome (YCS) is a complex issue affecting commercial sugarcane in Australia, first identified in Far North Queensland over a decade ago. It has spread across most cane‐growing regions in Queensland and poses a significant threat to the global sugarcane industry.
Hang Xu +4 more
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Inventory and review of quantitative models for spread of plant pests for use in pest risk assessment for the EU territory [PDF]
, 2015 This report considers the prospects for increasing the use of quantitative models for plant pest spread and dispersal in EFSA Plant Health risk assessments.
Bullock, James M. +3 more
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Development of plant epidemiological surveillance networks, data exchanges and joint response strategies in the Caribbean: the french experience [PDF]
, 2009 Plant pests and pathogens have the potential to emerge and spread rapidly, cause severe losses and threaten food security worldwide. Such a threat is increased by the rise of commercial exchanges of germplasm and fresh produce and by global warming. This
Abadie, Catherine +2 more
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Is there any genetic variation among native mexican and argentinian populations of Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)?. [PDF]
, 2012 The corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis (Delong & Wolcott) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) originated in Mexico, but is found from southeastern and southwestern USA to Argentina.
Bertin, Sabrina +5 more
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