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New caterpillar taps sources
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New caterpillar taps sources
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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A relatively new caterpillar is wreaking havoc in Congo Brazzaville. Since 1999, an unidentified caterpillar has infested avocado, custard apple, guava, banana and oil palm. It sticks to the underside of leaves and fruits. Affected plant parts shrivel and die. No known pesticide or measure to fight the caterpillar yet exists. Specimens are under investigation by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. (Coraf action, 2001) G Bani, PNLB DGRST BP 2499, Brazzaville, Congo Fax: + 242 81 29 20 A relatively new caterpillar is wreaking havoc in Congo Brazzaville. Since 1999, an unidentified caterpillar has infested avocado, custard apple, guava, banana and oil palm. It sticks to the underside of leaves and fruits. Affected plant parts... |
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2014-10-16T09:06:12Z
2014-10-16T09:06:12Z 2002 |
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News Item
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CTA. 2002. New caterpillar taps sources. Spore 97. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46436 |
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en
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Spore;97
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CTA
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Spore
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