Alien invasion
Invasive alien species (IAS) are organisms accidently or deliberately introduced into a natural environment where they are not normally found. Introduced species threatens the environment, economy, society and human health. Recently, a few IAS were found to threaten the Malaysian fruit and vegetable...
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my.upm.eprints.321692014-10-25T06:13:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32169/ Alien invasion Sule, Hassan Muhamad Awang, Rita Omar, Dzolkhifli Yusuf, Faridah Gnanasegaram, Manjeri Invasive alien species (IAS) are organisms accidently or deliberately introduced into a natural environment where they are not normally found. Introduced species threatens the environment, economy, society and human health. Recently, a few IAS were found to threaten the Malaysian fruit and vegetable industries. The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), is a sap-sucking pest of limau madu (Citrus sinensis (Linnaeus) Osbeck). Infestation causes defoliation and dieback leading to dwarfing. Diaphorina citri is also a vector for Candidatum liberibacter asiaticus which causes the Citrus Greening Disease. Recently, Tamarixia radiata Waterston (Hymenoptera:Eulophidae) was found parasitizing D. citri nymphs in Malaysia. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32169/1/3-3-1%20complete.pdf Sule, Hassan and Muhamad Awang, Rita and Omar, Dzolkhifli and Yusuf, Faridah and Gnanasegaram, Manjeri (2013) Alien invasion. In: Nature's Yield and Wonders of Art (NYAWA)13: Insects. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, pp. 36-37. ISBN 9789679603484 English |
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Invasive alien species (IAS) are organisms accidently or deliberately introduced into a natural environment where they are not normally found. Introduced species threatens the environment, economy, society and human health. Recently, a few IAS were found to threaten the Malaysian fruit and vegetable industries. The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), is a sap-sucking pest of limau madu (Citrus sinensis (Linnaeus) Osbeck). Infestation causes defoliation and dieback leading to dwarfing. Diaphorina citri is also a vector for Candidatum liberibacter asiaticus which causes the Citrus Greening Disease. Recently, Tamarixia radiata Waterston (Hymenoptera:Eulophidae) was found parasitizing D. citri nymphs in Malaysia. |
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