Ustilago syntherismae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

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J. E. M. Mordue

Abstract A description is provided for Ustilago syntherismae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Digitaria spp., including D. filiformis, D. ischaemum, D. sanguinalis. DISEASE: Loose smut of Digitaria. Infection sometimes dwarfs the host and causes it to branch more profusely than usual (36, 657); it is also reported that vegetative vigour is much prolonged in infected plants compared with uninfected (30, 432). Surface contamination by the large number of ustilospores when shed may result in some discolouration of the entire inflorescence including sheaths and leaf blades. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: 'Congo', Gambia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Asia: Azerbaijan, China, Republic of Georgia, India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia (central Asia, far east); Australasia: Australia: NSW (31, 225); Europe: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark (39, 284), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (European region), Ukraine (52, 354); North America: Canada (Ontario; 46, 3383), Mexico, USA (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, IA, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, MD, ME, Michigan, Montana, Missouri, MS, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia; 69, 2765); South America: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay. (33, 634; 40, 209; 48, 2203; 50, 2756; 64, 4163). TRANSMISSION: No detailed studies have been reported; ustilospores are presumably disseminated by air currents and infection is thought to be systemic.

Author(s):  
J. E. M. Mordue

Abstract A description is provided for Ustilago trichophora. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Echinochloa spp. including E. colonum, E. crus-galli, E. crus-galli var. frumentacea, E. crus-galli var. zelayensis, E. holubii, E. turneriana, E. walteri; occasional records on Panicum spectabile, Paspalidium geminatum, Sacciolopis striata, Tricholaene teneriffae. DISEASE: Loose smut or node smut of Echinochloa. Field symptoms vary from relatively inconspicuous infection of a few ovaries in an inflorescence, through node and culm infection with normal inflorescence production, to infections that result in production of rosettes of short leafy axillary shoots and no inflorescence or distortion of the entire shoot system. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Egypt, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, 'French Congo'; Asia: Azerbaijan, Burma, China, Republic of Georgia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Turkestan, Turkey, Uzbeckistan, 'Far East'; Australasia: Australia (NSW, NT, Qld.), New Zealand; Europe: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia; North America: Canada (Quebec), Mexico, USA (range of E. crus-galli, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Florida, IA, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, MD, Manitoba, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington State, Wisconsin, Wyoming; 69, 2765); Central America and West Indies: Cuba; South America: Argentina, Venezuela. TRANSMISSION: The dusty spore mass is readily disseminated by wind or rain, enabling infection at various times in the host vegetative cycle. Infection is also sometimes seedborne.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Anthonomus signatus Say Coleoptera: Curculionidae Hosts: Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa), also Rubus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, USA, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Diabrotica barberi Smith & Lawrence. Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Hosts: Maize (Zea mays) and other cereals (Poaceae). Information is given on the geographical distribution in NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, USA, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.


Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Trichoglossum hirsutum. Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, habitats, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Africa (Algeria, Cameroon, Congo Democratic Republic, Ghana, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania), North America (Canada (British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec)), Mexico, USA (California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin), Central America (Costa Rica and Panama), South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Goias, Parana, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Sul), Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela), Asia (China (Anhui, Gansu, Guangdong, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hong Kong, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Sichuan, Yunnan and Zhejiang), Georgia, India (Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand), Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Russia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey), Atlantic Ocean (Bermuda, Portugal (Madeira), Spain (Canary Islands)), Australasia (Australia (Victoria) and New Zealand), Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago), Europe (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and UK), Indian Ocean (Mauritius), and Pacific Ocean (New Caledonia)). No reports of negative economic impacts of this fungus have been found.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Melanotus communis Gyllenhal. Coleoptera: Elateridae. Main hosts: sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), potato (Solanum tuberosum), many grasses, and some vegetables and cereals. Information is given on the geographical distribution in North America (Ontario and Quebec, Canada, and Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin, USA).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Anthonomus quadrigibbus Say Coleoptera: Curculionidae Hosts: Species of Amelanchier, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus and Sorbus. Information is given on the geographical distribution in NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Mexico, USA, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Dendroctonus valens LeConte. Coleoptera: Curculionidae. Hosts: Pinaceae especially Pinus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia (China, Hebei, Henan, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi and Shanxi), North America (Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Mexico, USA, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming) and Central America and Caribbean (Guatemala and Honduras).


Author(s):  
J. E. M. Mordue

Abstract A description is provided for Moesziomyces bullatus. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Echinochloa crus-galli. DISEASE: Seed smut of Echinochloa. The small number of sori in any infected inflorescence renders the disease inconspicuous and it is probably frequently overlooked. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia: Azerbaijan, China (Beijing, Chengtu), Kazakhstan, Japan, Russia (Far East, Siberia), Uzbekhistan; Australasia: New Zealand (57, 649); Europe: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal (39, 555), Romania, Russia (European region), Ukraine; North America: Canada (NS, Ontario; 46, 3383), Mexico, USA (eastern states, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, MD, North Carolina, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Wisconsin; 69, 2765). TRANSMISSION: No detailed studies reported.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Epitrix hirtipennis (Melsheimer). Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae. Main Hosts: tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), aubergine (Solanum melongena) and tomato (S. lycopersicum). Information is given on the geographical distribution in North America (USA, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming), Central America and Caribbean (Cuba), South America (Argentina) and Oceania (Fiji, French Polynesia and Guam).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Diabrotica undecimpunctata (Mannerheim) Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Larvae feed on the roots of maize (Zea mays) and other Poaceae; adults attack leaves and fruits of Cucurbitaceae and other crops (soyabean (Glycine spp.), Citrus, vegetables). Information is given on the geographical distribution in NORTH AMERICA, Canada, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Mexico, USA, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN, Bermuda, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua.


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