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England’s lettuce aphid warning puts hidden infestations in focus
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England’s lettuce aphid warning puts hidden infestations in focus

Lettuce growers in England faced a warning of substantial aphid pressure in a HortiDaily report published on September 24, 2026. Citing the British Leafy Salads Association (BLSA), the report said aphids could affect 30 percent of lettuces before the season ended in mid-autumn. That figure described a projected risk. It did not establish the final proportion of the crop lost, and it should be read alongside the report’s account of high currant-lettuce aphid populations.

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Mexican fruit fly detections reshape the La Mesa quarantine
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Mexican fruit fly detections reshape the La Mesa quarantine

A sequence of Mexican fruit fly detections in residential trees preceded an expansion of the La Mesa quarantine in San Diego County, California. In notice DA-2026-36, dated September 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the expansion in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The notice described a quarantine covering 173 square miles, including 338.5 acres of commercial agriculture.

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Ghana strengthens preparedness for banana bunchy top disease
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Ghana strengthens preparedness for banana bunchy top disease

Ghana is continuing surveillance and preparedness work for banana bunchy top disease even though recent testing did not detect the virus in the locations sampled. A CABI PlantwisePlus update published on September 22 describes a prevention programme built around laboratory testing, import safeguards, inspection guidance and community reporting.

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Flower thrips put Queensland berry crops under scrutiny
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Flower thrips put Queensland berry crops under scrutiny

Biosecurity Queensland confirmed Australia's first detection of Frankliniella intonsa in April 2026, after the insect was found in damaged raspberries at a farm in Elimbah. In a September 11 report, ABC Rural described damage to strawberry, raspberry and blackberry crops across the Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast regions. The gap between the first confirmed detection and the later grower reports matters: the industry is confronting a pest during its berry season while its distribution and impact are still being assessed.

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Cactus moth biocontrol proposal opens for public review
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Cactus moth biocontrol proposal opens for public review

A proposed biological control release has brought the threat to native US prickly pear cacti into focus. In its September 10, 2026 program update, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said it was reviewing a request to release Apanteles opuntiarum, a parasitoid wasp, against the invasive cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum.

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Brazil’s maize resistance challenge: what Embrapa’s report shows
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Brazil’s maize resistance challenge: what Embrapa’s report shows

Embrapa’s September 4, 2026 article on caterpillar management in Brazilian maize describes a growing challenge: fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, has shown reduced susceptibility to certain Bt proteins, while growers have increased complementary insecticide applications. The report brings together the history of Bt adoption and recent survey figures. Read together, these findings show why the performance of existing crop-protection tools remains an important question for Brazil’s maize sector.

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APHIS expands Asian longhorned beetle quarantine in Mount Pleasant and Hollywood
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APHIS expands Asian longhorned beetle quarantine in Mount Pleasant and Hollywood

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced additions to the Asian longhorned beetle quarantine in Charleston County, South Carolina, on September 1, 2026. The update, issued in cooperation with Clemson University’s Department of Plant Industry, added 16.5 square miles in Mount Pleasant and 25.2 square miles in Hollywood. APHIS said the expansion was effective immediately. The two figures describe the areas being added, rather than the full size of the quarantine.

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California's citrus greening quarantine expands in three counties
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California's citrus greening quarantine expands in three counties

On September 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), working with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), expanded the citrus greening quarantine in parts of California. The APHIS program update, posted September 2, records two additions: one square mile in the Santa Paula quarantined area of Ventura County and 10 square miles in Riverside and San Diego Counties.

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Texas removed the Peñitas-Granjeno Mexican fruit fly quarantine
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Texas removed the Peñitas-Granjeno Mexican fruit fly quarantine

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), working with the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), removed the Mexican fruit fly quarantine in Hidalgo County, Texas, on September 1, 2026. The action applied to the Peñitas-Granjeno quarantine area and was documented in USDA APHIS Program Update DA-2026-32, posted September 2, 2026.

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