Complete Genome Sequences of Tomato Leaf Curl Guam Virus, a Novel Tomato-Infecting Begomovirus from Guam, USA.

Genome sequences of a novel begomovirus infecting tomato on Guam were obtained using primer-walking and sequencing. The complete genome sequences are 2,750 nucleotides long with a typical monopartite organization and display less than 91% nucleotide sequence identity to other begomoviruses. A provisional name, tomato leaf curl Guam virus (ToLCGuV), is proposed.

First record of Eggplant Mealybug, Coccidohystrixinsolita (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), on Guam: Potentially a major pest.

The eggplant mealybug, Coccidohystrixinsolita (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is recorded from the island of Guam in the Mariana Islands for the first time. Factors indicating that this introduced mealybug has the potential to become a pest of economic importance for agriculture and horticulture on Guam are discussed.