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Introduction and Establishment of Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros (Arctiidae) against Chromolaena odorata in the Western Caroline Islands


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1 Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923, United States
2 Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923, United States
 

Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King and H. Robinson is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It occurs naturally over a wide area of the tropical and subtropical Americas. from Southern Florida to the northern border of Argentina, and has become a serious problem in the humid tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Mariana Islands (Muniappan et al.,1988).

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Pareuchaetus pseudoinsulata, Chromolaena odorata, Acalytus adoratus.
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R. Muniappan
Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923, United States
M. Marutani
Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923, United States
G. R. W. Denton
Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923, United States

Abstract


Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King and H. Robinson is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It occurs naturally over a wide area of the tropical and subtropical Americas. from Southern Florida to the northern border of Argentina, and has become a serious problem in the humid tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Mariana Islands (Muniappan et al.,1988).

Keywords


Pareuchaetus pseudoinsulata, Chromolaena odorata, Acalytus adoratus.