A leaf-feeding beetle was introduced to Niue in April 2024 to control air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera), also known locally as hoi. This...
A leaf-feeding flea beetle from Ghana was introduced to Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands, in 2021 and 2022 to control African tulip tree ([...
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...
In November 2024, this natural enemy was introduced to Vanuatu to control prickly solanum ([Solanum torvum]). Originating from Jamaica, i...
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