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Fruit flies are among the most important pests of fruits and vegetables in the world. The invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) was first detected in Africa in 2003 in Kenya, has spread to at least 27 countries attacking a wide variety of crops. It causes reduction of fruit...

Author(s)
José, L.; Cugala, D.; Santos, L.; Meyer, M. de
Publisher
RUFORUM, Kampala, Uganda
Citation
RUFORUM Fourth Biennial Conference, Maputo, Mozambique, 19-25 July 2014, 2014, pp 497-498
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Two biotypes of Chromolaena odorata (L.) King & Robinson (Asteraceae: Eupatorieae) are invading sub-Saharan Africa. One (the Asian/West African biotype) is spreading from tropical West Africa and the other (the southern African biotype) from south-eastern Africa. The area invaded by the former is...

Author(s)
Zachariades, C.; Rensburg, S. J. van; Witt, A. B. R.
Publisher
ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
Citation
Proceedings of the Eighth International Workshop on Biological Control and Management of Chromolaena odorata and Other Eupatorieae, 1-2 November 2010, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013, pp 20-27