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The contents of this page was taken from the Waterhouse,
Douglas Frew and Norris, Kenneth Richard, Biological Control: Pacific Prospects .
Melbourne, Victoria: Inkata Press, 1987.
The distribution and importance of major south west
Pacific invertebrate pests
| Order
and Family |
Scientific
Name |
Common
name |
No
of countries where the pest is ranked in the top 10 |
|
Phasmatodea |
Graeffea crouanii, |
coconut stick
insect |
3 |
|
Hemiptera |
Tarophagus proserpina |
taro
planthopper |
7 |
|
Hemiptera |
Heteropsylla cubana |
leucaena psyllid |
|
|
Hemiptera |
Pentalonia nigronervosa |
banana aphid |
3 |
|
Hemiptera |
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona |
white peach
scale |
1 |
|
Hemiptera |
Aspidiotus destructor |
coconut scale |
|
|
Hemiptera |
Unaspis citri |
white louse scale |
2 |
|
Hemiptera |
Nezara viridula |
green vegetable bug |
2 |
|
Thysanoptera |
Thrips palmi |
|
2 |
|
Coleoptera |
Adoretus versutus |
rose beetle |
3 |
|
Coleoptera |
Oryctes rhinoceros |
rhinoceros beetle |
2 |
|
Coleoptera |
Papuana huebneri |
taro beetle |
5 |
|
Coleoptera |
Scapanes australis |
scapanes |
2 |
|
Coleoptera |
Epilachna spp., |
leaf-eating ladybirds |
3 |
|
Coleoptera |
Brontispa longissima |
coconut leaf
hispa |
4 |
|
Coleoptera |
Aulacophora spp., |
pumpkin beetles |
1 |
|
Coleoptera |
Cylas formicarius |
sweet potato weevil |
8 |
|
Coleoptera |
Cosmopolites sordidus |
banana weevil
borer |
6 |
|
Diptera |
Liriomyza spp., |
leafminers |
1 |
|
Diptera |
Plutella xylostella |
diamondback
cabbage moth |
12 |
|
Lepidoptera |
Agonoxena argaula |
coconut flat moth |
2 |
|
Lepidoptera |
Crocidolomia binotalis |
cabbage
cluster caterpillar |
4 |
|
Lepidoptera |
Maruca testulalis |
bean podborer |
4 |
|
Lepidoptera |
Tirathaba rufivena |
coconut spike moth |
|
|
Lepidoptera |
Lamprosema octasema |
banana scab moth |
3 |
|
Lepidoptera |
Heliothis armigera |
cotton bollworm |
4 |
|
Lepidoptera |
Othreis fullonia |
fruit piercing moth |
2 |
|
Lepidoptera |
Spodoptera litura |
cluster catepillar |
3 |
|
Acari |
Polyphagotarsonemus latus |
broad mite |
4 |
The distribution and importance of major
south west Pacific weeds.
| Order and Family |
Scientific Name |
Common
name |
No
of countries where the pest is ranked in the top 10 |
| Gastopoda |
Achatina fulica |
giant African snail |
2 |
| Asteraceae |
Bidens pilosa |
cobbler’s pegs |
3 |
| Asteraceae |
Elephantopus scaber |
elephant’s foot |
3 |
| Asteraceae |
Mikania micrantha |
mile-a-minute weed |
6 |
| Caesalpiniaceae |
Cassia tora and C. obtusifolia |
foetid cassia |
3 |
| Convolvulaceae |
Merremia peltata |
merremia |
2 |
| Cyperaceae |
Cyperus rotundus |
nutgrass |
8 |
| Cyperaceae |
Kyllinga polyphylla |
navua sedge |
3 |
| Malvaceae |
Sida acuta |
broom weed |
3 |
| Malvaceae |
Sida rhombifolia |
paddy’s lucerne |
2 |
| Melastomataceae |
Clidemia hirta |
Koster’s curse |
1 |
| Mimosaceae |
Mimosa invisa |
giant sensitive plant |
6 |
| Mimosaceae |
Mimosa pudica |
sensitive plant |
5 |
| Pontederiaceae |
Eichhornia crassipes |
water hyacinth |
2 |
| Salviniaceae |
Salvinia molesta |
salvinia |
|
| Solanaceae |
Solanum torvum |
prickly solanum |
3 |
| Verbenaceae |
Lantana camara |
lantana |
4 |
| Verbenaceae |
Stachytarpheta urticifolia |
blue rat’s tail |
4 |
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