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Eight decades of invasion by Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) and its biological control in West Africa: the story so far

Pascal Osa Aigbedion-AtalorInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya;Centre for Biological Control, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Medetissi AdomAfrican Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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Michael D. DayBiosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ecosciences Precinct, Brisbane, Australia
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Osariyekemwen UyiDepartment of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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Ikponmwosa N. EgbonDepartment of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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Itohan IdemudiaDepartment of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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Igho B. IgbinosaDepartment of Zoology, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria
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Iain D. PatersonCentre for Biological Control, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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Haruna BraimahBiological Control Unit, Crops Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana
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David D. WilsonAfrican Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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Costas ZachariadesAgricultural Research Council, Plant Health and Protection, Hilton, South Africa;School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, South Africa
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Pages 1215-1233 | Received 23 Jun 2019, Accepted 14 Sep 2019, Published online: 24 Sep 2019

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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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