PestNet Community

Filter by:
Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
For your information
2019-06-24T14:00:00.0000000Z
   1
Fungal ‘rust’ spreads in Indian apple orchards after continuous rain

FreshPlaza https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9119783/fungal-rust-spreads-in-indian-apple-orchards-after-continuous-rain/ Scientists advise deep pruning to facilitate drying, reduce spraying of pesticide

A widespread outbreak of fungal diseases called …

Read more...
India
Apple
0
2
Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
Identification request
2019-06-23T14:00:00.0000000Z
   3
Insects (?on peach) from Haurgada, Egypt
null null null
On Saturday, 22 June 2019 'A. Ibrahim' drtokhei@gmail.com [pestnet] <pestnet@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Dear sir
I want help in identification for this fly insect
1. Found in Hurghada, Egypt
2. Garden in hotel
3 Found in fruits tree …
Read more...
Egypt
1
31
Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
For your information
2019-06-23T14:00:00.0000000Z
   1
New findings of Rhizopus oryzae as causal agent of soft rot on apple
Rhizopus oryzae on apple. (a) Soft rot symptoms on fruit collected from local markets, (b) isolate growing on PDA for 3 days at 25 °C, (c) soft rot symptoms on incubated fruit after 2 days incubation, (d) soft rot symptoms on incubated fruit after 7 days incubation, (e) sporangiophore bearing a sporangium, (f) sporangiospores.

FreshPlaza https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9117660/new-findings-of-rhizopus-oryzae-as-causal-agent-of-soft-rot-on-apple/

Vegetables and fruits are often infected by postharvest pathogens that cause diseases like crown rot, fruit core rot, blue/grey … Read more...
China
Apple
Rhizopus_oryzae
0
3
Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
For your information
2019-06-23T14:00:00.0000000Z
   1
Hawaii: Invasive long-horned beetle from Australia attacks Puna crops

FreshPlaza https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9117910/hawaii-invasive-long-horned-beetle-from-australia-attacks-puna-crops/

An invasive new pest is starting to spread in Hawaii, and agriculture experts say it’s attacking crops in some areas of the Big … Read more...
Hawaii
Long_horned_beetle
Acalolepta_aesthetica
0
1
Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
For your information
2019-06-23T14:00:00.0000000Z
   0
Taiwan fighting losing battle against fall army worm: South Korea may be next

Taiwan English News http://taiwanenglishnews.com/taiwan-fighting-losing-battle-against-fall-army-worm-south-korea-may-be-next/

Less than two weeks after the first case of fall army worm was …

Read more...
Fall_armyworm
Taiwan
0
2
Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
For your information
2019-06-20T14:00:00.0000000Z
   0
A new route for plant nutrient delivery

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2019-06-route-nutrient-delivery.html

by Alexandra George, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Agriculture around the globe requires new solutions for food and water sustainability … Read more...
Pesticides
Micronutrients
0
13
Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
For your information
2019-06-20T14:00:00.0000000Z
   0
Climate change could affect symbiotic relationships between microorganisms and trees

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2019-06-climate-affect-symbiotic-relationships-microorganisms.html

by Elton Alisson, FAPESPAn international research consortium mapped the global distribution of tree-root symbioses with fungi and bacteria that are … Read more...
Climate_chnage
ectomycorrhizae
Arbuscular_mycorrhizae
0
8
Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
For your information
2019-06-20T14:00:00.0000000Z
   1
Consultative Meeting on Fall Armyworm in Asia: Meeting Report
FAO report FAW.pdf

Reliefweb https://reliefweb.int/report/world/consultative-meeting-fall-armyworm-asia-meeting-report

You may recall that John Wightman gave us his impressions on this meeting a few weeks ago. FAO have now issued the official report

REPORT
from Food … Read more...
FAO
FAW
0
9
Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
For your information
2019-06-20T14:00:00.0000000Z
   1
Dew drops spontaneously flinging themselves into the wind may spread wheat infections
Cohesion induced droplet. Credit: Dr Jonathan Boreyko

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2019-06-dew-spontaneously-wheat-infections.html

by Bob Yirka  A team of researchers with members from Virginia Tech, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women and Cornell University has found that dew drops …

Read more...
Dew
Fungal_diseases
0
10
Duong Minh Tu
Hà Nội, Đống Đa, Hà Nội, Việt Nam
Identification request
2019-06-20T00:57:57.1020428Z
   10
ID of moth on tomato fruit
adult adult behind wing behind wing adult antenna caterpila front wing caterpila front wing

Dear Colleagues,

Could any ones who can provide us the identification of moth on tomato fruit with it's photos attached. The consignment of tomato fruit imported from China into Vietnam (through land border gate in Lao Cai province) last year ? …

Read more...
0
72