A flora treatment of the family of Cannaceae in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi is given. The family is represented by a single genus, Canna. The only species present in Central Africa has been introduced as an ornamental from tropical America, and regularly escapes.

The attenuated African swine fever virus genotype I strain OURT88/3 has previously been shown to induce protection of European breeds of domestic pigs against challenge with virulent isolates. To determine whether protective immune responses could also be induced in indigenous breeds of pigs from...

A flora treatment for the Plumbaginaceae occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi is provided. The family is represented by two genera, one of which is introduced, and 5 species, two of which are cultivated as ornamentals and may occasionally escape. The species ...

A flora treatment for the Bromeliaceae occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi is given. The family is native to South America, but is represented here by the widely cultivates species Ananas comosus.

A new distribution map is provided for Stictococcus vayssierei Richard. Hemiptera: Stictococcidae. Hosts: cassava (Manihot esculenta), taro (Colocasia esculenta), yam (Dioscorea spp.). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Congo...

A new distribution map is provided for Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). Diptera: Tephritidae. Hosts: polyphagous. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Albania, Austria, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Corsica, Mainland France, Greece, Crete,...

A new distribution map is provided for Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio). Hemiptera: Triozidae. Hosts: Citrus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Portugal, Madeira, Mainland portugal, Spain, Canary Islands, Mainland Spain), Asia (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Africa, Angola,...

A new distribution map is provided for Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister). Hemiptera: Pentatomidae. Hosts: Brassicaceae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Italy, Sicily, Malta), Asia (Afghanistan, India, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,...

A new distribution map is provided for Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner). Hemiptera: Aphididae. Hosts: sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), Sorghum spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei,...

A new distribution map is provided for Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis (Bonder) Vauterin et al. Gammaproteobacteria: Xanthomonadales: Xanthomonadaceae. Host: cassava (Manihot esculenta). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia (China, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan,...