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Insect pests and plant diseases

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Yellow top borer

Yellow top borerMultiple hosts
Yellow spotted stink bugYellow spotted stink bugMultiple hosts
XylellaXylellaMultiple hosts
Western plant bugWestern plant bugMultiple hosts
Tropical nut borerTropical nut borerNuts
Tomato red spider miteTomato red spider miteMultiple hosts
Tomato potato psyllidTomato Potato Psyllid 
Tomato brown rugose fruit virusTomato brown rugose fruit virusTomatoes
Texas root rotTexas root rotCotton
Sugarcane stem borerSugarcane stem borer 
Sugarcane internode borerSugarcane internode borerMultiple hosts
Sudden oak deathSudden oak deathMultiple hosts
StubbornStubbornCitrus
South African citrus thripsSouth African citrus thripsCitrus
Stem borerStem borerRice
Spotted winged drosophilaSpotted wing drosophilaMultiple hosts
Spotted stem borerSpotted stem borerGrains
Soybean cyst nematodeSoybean cyst nematodePulses
Soybean aphidSoybean aphidPulses
Serpentine leafminerSerpentine leafminerMultiple hosts
Sawyer beetlesSawyer beetlesForestry and timber products
Russian wheat aphidRussian wheat aphid 
RotbrennerRotbrennerGrapes
Rosy apple aphidRosy apple aphidApples
Rice water weevilRice water weevilRice
Rice blastRice blastRice
Red turpentine beetleRed turpentine beetle 
Pyriform scalePyriform scaleMultiple hosts
PSA in KiwifruitPSA in kiwifruitKiwifruit
Potato wartPotato wartPotatoes
Potato spindle tuber viroidPotato spindle tuber viroid 
Potato mop top virusPotato mop-top virus 
PCN pest info and biosecurityPotato cyst nematodes pest information and biosecurity 
Polyphagous shot hole borerPolyphagous shot hole borer 
Plum poxPlum poxStone fruit
Plum curculioPlum curculioMultiple hosts
Pink gypsy mothPink gypsy mothMultiple hosts
Pine nematodesPine nematodesForestry and timber products
Pine nematodePine nematode 
Pierce's diseasePierce's diseaseGrapes
Pecan scabPecan scabNuts
Panama TR4Panama TR4Banana
Oriental fruit flyOriental fruit flyMultiple hosts
Omnivorous leafrollerOmnivorous leafrollerGrapes
Olive quick declineOlive quick declineOlives
Nun mothNun mothMultiple hosts
Navel orangewormNavel orangewormCitrus
Mytrle rustMyrtle rust 
Mummy berryMummy berryBerries
Mal seccoMal seccoCitrus
Maize cyst nematodeMaize cyst nematodeGrains
Lupin anthracnoseLupin anthracnose 
Little cherry diseaseLittle cherry disease 
Late blightLate blightPotatoes
Khapra beetleKhapra beetleMultiple hosts
Kernel smut riceKernel smut of riceRice
HuanglongbingHuanglongbingCitrus
HornetsHornetsEnvironmental and ornamental plants
Hazelnut miteHazelnut miteNuts
Grapevine leaf rustGrapevine leaf rustGrapes
 Granulate ambrosia beetleWoody plants
Golden apple snailGolden apple snailRice
Glassywing sharpshooterGlassywing sharpshooterMultiple hosts
Giant willow aphidGiant willow aphid 
Giant pine scaleGiant pine scale 
Giant African snailGiant African snailMultiple hosts
Fusarium root rotFusarium root rotMelons
Fire blightFire blightApples
Fall armywormFall armywormMultiple hosts
Exotic leafminersExotic leafminersMultiple hosts
European house borerEuropean house borer 
European cankerEuropean cankerApples
Eumusae leaf spot diseaseEumusae leaf spot diseaseBanana
Dutch elm diseaseDutch elm diseaseEnvironmental and ornamental plants
Cotton leaf curl diseaseCotton leaf curl diseaseCotton
Cotton blue diseaseCotton blue diseaseCotton
Coffee berry borerCoffee berry borerCoffee
Coastal stalk borerCoastal stalk borerGrains
Citrus variegated chlorosisCitrus variegated chlorosisCitrus
Citrus leprosis virusCitrus leprosis virusCitrus
Citrus cankerCitrus cankerCitrus
Chickpea cyst nematodeChickpea cyst nematodePulses
Chestnut blightChestnut blight 
Cherry fruit flyCherry fruit flyCherries
CGMMVCucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV)Melons
Cereal cyst nematodesCereal cyst nematodesGrains
Cedar apple rustCedar apple rustApples
Carrot cyst nematodeCarrot cyst nematodeVegetables
 Candidatus 
Burnt pine longhorn beetleBurnt pine longhorn beetleForestry and timber products
Burning mothBurning mothMultiple hosts
Brown rotBrown rotApples
Brown marmorated stink bugBrown marmorated stink bugMultiple hosts
Blueberry rustBlueberry rust 
Blueberry leaftierBlueberry leaftierBerries
Blueberry aphidBlueberry aphidBerries
Blood diseaseBlood diseaseBanana
Black sigatokaBlack sigatokaBanana
Banana freckleBanana freckleBanana
Banana bunchy topBanana bunchy topBanana
Banana bract mosaic virusBanana bract mosaic virusBanana
Bamboo leaf rollerBamboo leaf rollerEnvironmental and ornamental plants
BakanaeBakanaeRice
Bacterial panicle blightBacterial panicle blightRice
Bacterial leaf scorch in tree nutsBacterial leaf scorch in tree nutsNuts
Bacterial leaf scorch blueberryBacterial leaf scorch in blueberryBerries
Bacterial blightBacterial blightGrapes
Asian long-horned beetleAsian long-horned beetleMultiple hosts
Asian gypsy mothAsian gypsy mothMultiple hosts
Asian citrus psyllidAsian Citrus PsyllidCitrus
Apple maggotApple maggotApples
Apple leaf curling midgeApple leaf curling midgeApples
Angular leaf scorchAngular leaf scorchGrapes
American serpentine leafminerAmerican serpentine leafminerMultiple hosts
African citrus psyllidAfrican citrus psyllidCitrus