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RESEARCH ARTICLE

The host specificity and climatic suitability of the gall fly Cecidochares connexa (Diptera: Tephritidae), a potential biological control agent for Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in Australia

M. D. DayDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries, Biosecurity Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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N. RidingDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries, Biosecurity Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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K. A. D. W. SenaratneDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries, Biosecurity Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Pages 691-706 | Received 08 Nov 2015, Accepted 02 Feb 2016, Published online: 17 Mar 2016

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Itohan Idemudia, David D. Wilson & Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor. (2022) Spread and establishment of Cecidochares connexa (Macquart) (Diptera: Tephritiidae) in Nigeria, a biological control agent of Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King and H. Robinson. Biocontrol Science and Technology 32:3, pages 391-396.
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Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Medetissi Adom, Michael D. Day, Osariyekemwen Uyi, Ikponmwosa N. Egbon, Itohan Idemudia, Igho B. Igbinosa, Iain D. Paterson, Haruna Braimah, David D. Wilson & Costas Zachariades. (2019) Eight decades of invasion by Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) and its biological control in West Africa: the story so far. Biocontrol Science and Technology 29:12, pages 1215-1233.
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Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Michael D. Day, Itohan Idemudia, David D. Wilson & Iain D. Paterson. (2018) With or without you: stem-galling of a tephritid fly reduces the vegetative and reproductive performance of the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) both alone and in combination with another agent. BioControl 64:1, pages 103-114.
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P.O. Aigbedion-Atalor, D.D. Wilson, V.Y. Eziah, M.D. Day & I.D. Paterson. (2018) The Distribution and Abundance of the Stem-Galling Fly, Cecidochares connexa (Macquart) (Diptera: Tephritidae), a Biological Control Agent of Chromolaena odorata (L.) (Asteraceae), in Ghana . African Entomology 26:2, pages 471-480.
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