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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)

Pomacea canaliculata
(Golden apple snail)

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Magallana gigas (Pacific oyster)

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Coptotermes gestroi (Asian subterranean termite)

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Tuta absoluta (tomato leafminer)

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Euwallacea fornicatus (polyphagous shot-hole borer)

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