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Caption

Spodoptera frugiperda
(Fall armyworm)

Parthenium hysterophorus
(Parthenium weed)

Tuta absoluta
(Tomato leafminer)

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense tropical race 4
(TR4)

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Cucumis dipsaceus (hedgehog gourd)

Cucumis dipsaceus is an annual climbing herb native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula that has become invasive in many regions around the world...

Litsea glutinosa (Indian laurel)

Litsea glutinosa belongs to the family Lauraceae. It is a small- to medium-sized tree, 3-20 m tall, semi-evergreen, and fast-growing dioecious...

Dichanthium aristatum (angelton bluestem)

Dichanthium aristatum is a perennial grass native to Asia and parts of India and naturalized in the tropics and subtropics worldwide through its use...

Cheilocostus speciosus (crepe ginger)

Cheilocostus speciosus is one of the most common species of Costaceae in Asia and has been actively introduced as ornamental throughout the tropics....

Momordica balsamina (common balsam apple)

Momordica balsamina is native to South Africa and tropical Africa, tropical Asia, Arabia, India and Australia. It is a trailing or climbing annual...

Echinochloa crus-pavonis (gulf cockspur grass)

Echinochloa crus-pavonis is a clump forming grass native to the Americas that is now found in Africa, Asia, Oceania and Europe. It is likely its...

Gomphrena serrata (arrasa con todo)

Gomphrena serrata is a herbaceous annual to perennial plant native to the Americas. The precise limits of its native range in the Americas are not...

Monochoria hastata (hastate-leaved pondweed)

Monochoria hastata is a tropical aquatic herb, almost entirely restricted to its native distribution of South-East Asia and Oceania (Boonkerd et al.,...