By Cindy Music
The NPDN National Data Committee, in an effort to provide updated primary/synonym naming modifications for the diagnosticians, is publishing synonym modifications in the NPDN Newsletter on a regular basis. From September 1, 2020 through November 13, 2020, there were 124 pest codes with synonyms either edited or added.
The NPDN National Data Committee, in an effort to provide updated primary/synonym naming modifications for the diagnosticians, is publishing synonym modifications in the NPDN Newsletter on a regular basis. From September 1, 2020 through November 13, 2020, there were 124 pest codes with synonyms either edited or added.
| Code | Type | Common Name | Scientific Name |
| ITBCCCA | Pest | European chafer beetle | Hypena scabra |
| FIEVGCS | Pest | Black rot | Phyllosticta ampelicida |
| NEEBABH | Pest | Leaf gall nematode | Litylenchus crenatae |
| FMBCCNX | Pest | Brown stripe | Graminopassalora graminis |
| PCADABB | Pest | Needle and thread grass | Hesperostipa comata |
| FVNYSVA | Pest | Narcissus yellow stripe (NYSV) | Potyvirus Narcissus Yellow Stripe Virus |
| ILAJCCA | Pest | Ash spangall mite | Aceria fraxinivorus |
| ILAJDBA | Pest | Ash flower gall mite | Aceria fraxiniflora |
| INAMADA | Pest | Flea beetles | Subfamily Galerucinae; Tribe Alticini |
| INASCWA | Pest | Fuller rose beetle | Naupactus cervinus |
| INBQFRA | Pest | Scolytid beetle | Cryphalus sp./spp. |
| FBCFSNT | Pest | White pine needle defoliation | Botryosphaeriales, Septorioides strobi |
| FZZZSNP | Pest | Unspecified pathology | Botryosphaeriales, Septorioides strobi |
| 111 entries with either Bark beetle or Ambrosia beetle common name updates. | |||
