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Uncovering the tracks of a recent and rapid invasion: the case of the fruit fly pest Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Africa.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2009
Khamis F M, Karam N, Ekesi S, DE Meyer M, Bonomi A, Gomulski L M, Scolari F, Gabrieli P, Siciliano P, Masiga D, Kenya E U, Gasperi G, Malacrida A R, Guglielmino C R
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Phytophagous insects of the genus Bactrocera are among the most economically important invasive fruit fly pests. In 2003, an unknown Bactrocera species was found in Kenya. First identified as an 'aberrant form' of the Asian B. dorsalis complex, it was later recognized as a new species, Bactrocera invadens. Within 2 years of its discovery, the species was recorded in several African countries, becoming an...
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