The following pest rating proposal is available for comment.

Choanephora cucurbitarum (Berk. & Ravenel) Thaxt., (1903) Choanephora Rot

Proposed Pest Rating: B

Comment Period: 01/21/2025 through 03/07/2025

Author: Heather Martin

Kingdom: Fungi, Phylum: Zygomycota Division: Mucoromycota, Class: Mucoromycetes, Order: Mucorales, Family: Choanephoraceae

Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris Lee, Gundersen-Rindal, Davis, Bottner, Marcone & Seemüller Aster yellows phytoplasma

Proposed Pest Rating: C

Comment Period: 01/16/2025 through 03/02/2025

Author: Heather Martin

Kingdom: Bacteria, Phylum: Tenericutes, Class: Mollicutes, Order: Acholeplasmatales, Family: Acholeplasmataceae

Septoria petroselini (Lib.) Desm. 1843 Leaf blight of parsley

Proposed Pest Rating: C

Comment Period: 01/16/2025 through 03/02/2025

Author: Heather Martin

Kingdom: Fungi, Phylum: Ascomycota,
Subphylum: Pezizomycotina, Class: Dothideomycetes,
Subclass: Dothideomycetidae, Order: Mycosphaerellales,
Family: Mycosphaerellaceae

Tropilaelaps clareae Delfinado and Baker: Asian bee mite

Proposed Pest Rating: A

Comment Period: 01/16/2025 through 03/01/2025

Author: Kyle Beucke

Acari: Mesostigmata

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