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Trialeurodes vaporariorum (whitefly, greenhouse)
Whiteflies damage plants directly by sucking sap from leaves and indirectly by transmitting viruses and producing a sticky secretion known as...
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Anastrepha ludens (Mexican fruit fly)
A. ludens has a broad host range and is a major pest, especially of citrus and mango (Mangifera indica) in most parts of its...
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tuberculosis
Mycobacteria found in soil and water have been isolated from tissues of animals (Kazda, 1973; Falkinham et al., 1979). Mycobacterium...
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Polypogon monspeliensis (annual beard grass)
Polypogon monspeliensis is a grass that is native to parts of Europe, Asia and northern Africa, and has been introduced to North and...
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Lissachatina fulica (giant African land snail)
The giant African land snail L. fulica is a fast-growing polyphagous plant pest that has been introduced from its native range in East Africa...
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Synchytrium endobioticum (wart disease of potato)
Wart disease of potato is so important that quarantine and domestic legislation has been in force globally for more than 65 years to prevent its...
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Cacyreus marshalli (pelargonium butterfly)
Little is known on the economic impact of this pest in its indigenous area. In Mallorca, 99% of pelargoniums are reported to be affected by C....
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Conotrachelus nenuphar (plum curculio)
The plum curculio, C. nenuphar, is native to North America and restricted to east of the Rocky Mountains. Although it feeds on...
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Dendroctonus micans (great spruce bark beetle)
Within most of its natural range, D. micans normally occurs at low levels and causes little tree mortality. However, occasionally outbreaks do...
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Diaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid)
The main economic importance of D. citri is as the vector of the very serious citrus huanglongbing (greening) disease caused by the bacterium...
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