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Cosmopolites sordidus (banana weevil) According to Waterhouse and Norris (1987), there is some debate about the pest status of the banana weevil. Opinions range from "the most serious...
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Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips) Phytophagous thrips in general have many features that predispose them to be invasive: they are very small, they hide in small spaces and are hard...
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Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Panama disease of banana) F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense is considered invasive because it can be distributed from location to location and from country to country with...
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Meloidogyne javanica (sugarcane eelworm) Difficulties of identification within the genus Meloidogyne (see Hartman and Sasser, 1985) and the frequent occurrence of mixed species populations...
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Phaeoisariopsis griseola (angular bean leaf spot) P. griseola is primarily of importance in the tropics and subtropics, causing premature defoliation and pod spotting. In Central and Eastern...
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Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth) Throughout the world P. xylostella is considered the main insect pest of crucifers, particularly cabbages, broccoli and cauliflowers (Talekar and...
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Potato leafroll virus PLRV is considered to be the most serious and damaging virus of potatoes. It causes severe yield losses (up to 90%) and in some cultivars also...
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Prostephanus truncatus (larger grain borer) P. truncatus spreads rapidly in trade moving in infested consignments of maize and dried cassava. Trade flows have a profound effect on its speed...
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Rhopalosiphum maidis (green corn aphid) R. maidis is probably the most important pest of cereals in tropical and warm temperate climates. It causes direct feeding damage by the removal of...
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Striga hermonthica (witchweed) S. hermonthica is almost certainly responsible for more crop loss in Africa than any other individual weed species. Over 5 million ha of crops -...
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