A leaf-feeding beetle was introduced to Niue in April 2024 to control air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera), also known locally as hoi. This...
History in the Pacific A leaf-feeding flea beetle from Ghana was introduced to Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands, in 2021 and 2022 to cont...
In 2016, a gall mite from Ghana was introduced into Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands to control African tulip tree ([Spathodea campanulata]...
A leaf-feeding lace bug from Malaysia was introduced to Vanuatu in 2024 to control hibiscus bur ([Urena lobata]). This is the first time ...
This leaf-feeding psyllid is native to tropical America but has become established throughout much of the Pacific following the spread of...
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