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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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Gymnandrosoma aurantianum (citrus fruit borer)

Gymnandrosoma aurantianum is a small blackish brown black tortricid moth with a whitish or pale pinkish, grub-like larva that feeds on the buds and...

Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm)

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a lepidopteran pest that feeds in large numbers on the leaves, stems and reproductive parts of more than...

Trirachys holosericeus

Trirachys holosericeus, a highly polyphagous longhorned beetle, is native to southern Asia from Pakistan to the Philippines. It is a stem-boring pest...

Urocystis agropyri (flag smut of wheat)

U. agropyri causes flag smut on leaves of species in the family Poaceae. As a pathogen of grasses, it appears to have a wide host range (Mordue and...

Erschoviella musculana (Asian walnut moth)

E. musculana is the most important pest of walnuts in the countries of its present distribution. It is first of all an important pest of walnut...

Anastrepha striata (guava fruit fly)

A. striata is a pest of various cultivated species of Myrtaceae, especially guavas [Psidium spp.]. Its exact native range is obscure, but its...

Undaria pinnatifida (Asian kelp)

U. pinnatifida is an annual kelp native to northeast Asia and Russia. It is the basis of a large aquaculture industry in Japan, Korea and China....

Armillaria limonea

Armillaria limonea is a white rot wood decay fungus and root disease pathogen that has confirmed presence in New Zealand only, where it is presumed...

Cydalima perspectalis (box tree moth)

The box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, is native to East Asia (Inoue et al., 1982). It was first recorded in Europe in 2007, in southwest Germany...

Armillaria novae-zelandiae

Armillaria novae-zelandiae is a white rot wood decay fungus and root disease pathogen that occurs in a number of countries in the Southern Hemisphere...