Clarissa Balbalian (Chair, National Data Committee)
The Communicator: Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2025
The following lists document additions, modifications and deletions to the National Data Repository (NDR) Host and Pest dictionaries that were implemented in May. You can view updates to the NPDN host and pest dictionaries any time by logging into NDR clicking on the Dictionaries tab and selecting Updates from the dropdown menu.
A guideline to understanding data dictionaries in the NDR is available to NPDN members online. NPDN members also have access to an online guideline on how to request new host/pest codes or changes to existing codes. Members must be logged in to access the NDR and the guidelines.
Entries below are listed alphabetically by common name followed by the scientific name appearing in parentheses.
Host Dictionary Updates
New Host Additions
Scorpion weed (Phacelia crenulata)
Easter lily cactus (Echinopsis tubiflora)
Elecampane inula (Pentanema helenioides)
Modified Hosts
None
Deleted Hosts*
None
Pest Dictionary Updates
New Pest Codes
Terrestrial snails and slugs (Shipping Containers)
Terrestrial snails and slugs (Plant Production)
Terrestrial snails and slugs (Previous find(s))
Modified Pest Codes
Diaspidid scale (Diaspidiotus ancylus)
Chinese mantid (Tenodera sinensis)
Cyanophyllum scale (Hemiberlesia cyanophylli)
Degenerate scale (Diaspidiotus degeneratus)
Howard scale (Diaspidiotus ancylus)
Hemlock scale (Hemiberlesia ithacae)
Cranberry scale (Hemiberlesia oxycoccus)
Tropical palm scale (Hemiberlesia palmae)
Diaspidid armored scale (Hemiberlesia sp./spp.)
Townsend scale (Diaspidiotus ancylus)
Deleted Pest Codes*
None
*The NPDN does not delete any data. Deletion means that as of the date of the change, that host or pest code is no longer viable and the choice has been eliminated from the NDR host and/or pest dictionary.
