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Caption

Spodoptera frugiperda
(Fall armyworm)

Parthenium hysterophorus
(Parthenium weed)

Phthorimaea absoluta
(Tomato leafminer)

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

Pomacea canaliculata
(Apple snail)

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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...

Candidatus Liberibacter africanus (African greening)

Candidatus Liberibacter africanus is not considered as invasive as Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, however, the species and its vector appear on...

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (Tomato brown rugose fruit virus)

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) was first recorded in the Jordan valley and Israel between the autumn of 2014 and spring 2015. The virus did...

Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug)

Maconellicoccus hirsutus is highly invasive if introduced in the absence of its natural enemies, as demonstrated by its rapid spread through the...

Verbena officinalis (vervain)

Verbena officinalis is a perennial herb found in open areas, near dwellings, hillsides and roadsides in temperate, subtropical and tropical areas...

Ranavirus infection in amphibians

Mass mortality of amphibians has occurred globally since at least the early 1990s from viral pathogens that are members of the genus Ranavirus,...

avian metapneumovirus

Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) belongs to the genus Metapneumovirus in the sub-family Pneumovirinae of the family Paramyxoviridae. The virus is...

Nerium oleander (oleander)

Nerium oleander is a shrub native to the Mediterranean region which is widely used as an ornamental in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate...

Hibiscus cannabinus (kenaf)

Hibiscus cannabinus is a herbaceous annual or biennial plant with a long history of introduction as a fibre and food crop and as an ornamental. Often...

Crescentia cujete (calabash tree)

Crescentia cujete is a shrub or tree native to the New World and introduced into tropical Asia, Africa and Oceania. It is reported as invasive only...