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Passalora fulva (tomato leaf mould) In UK glasshouse tomatoes, P. fulva was found in 28% of crops but was severe in only 3% (Fletcher and Harris, 1979). However, a recent...
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Idioscopus nagpurensis (mango leafhopper) Mango leafhoppers are major pests in the Indian subcontinent. The major damage is caused at the flowering stage and several studies have...
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Lambdina fiscellaria (eastern hemlock looper) In Canada, the hemlock looper was ranked fourth among insect pests in terms of area defoliated, from 1982 to 1987. In those years, it caused volume...
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Leucopholis coneophora (coconut white grub) L. coneophora is a pest of coconut palms (Abraham and Kurian, 1970; Kurian et al., 1974, 1976; George, 1977; Sathiamma et al., 1982; Pillai, 1987;...
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Adoretus versutus (rose beetle) Samoa Rose beetles caused delayed growth and sometimes death to cocoa seedlings up to the age of 18 months. However, mature cocoa trees were...
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Mimosa pudica (sensitive plant) M. pudica is an annual or biannual sub-woody plant typically spreads in disturbed areas in much of the tropics. It can be readily...
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Bandicota indica (greater bandicoot rat) Impact on Agriculture Most of the studies on damage caused by B. indica also consider other pest species, including B. bengalensis: it is...
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Biston suppressaria (tea looper) B. suppressaria is a destructive pest of tea and several other tree crops but crop loss data is limited to only a few crops. In China, it...
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Naupactus xanthographus (South American fruit tree weevil) N. xanthographus attacks deciduous fruit trees (especially peach), vines, and other plants (Caballero, 1972; Gonzalez, 1983, 1986; Bentancourt and...
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Neodiprion sertifer (European pine sawfly) N. sertifer is an invasive pest species, of which a good example is its introduction and spread in North...
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