Preliminary Study on the Distribution of the Introduced Gall-forming Fly, Cecidochares connexa (Macquart) (Diptera Tephritidae) for the Biological Control of the Invasive Alien Weed Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob. (Asteraceae) in the Philippines

The distribution of Cecidochares connexa (Macquart), a biological control agent of the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob. was determined around the three main islands – Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao – in the Philippines. A total of 105 sites in 17 localities with C. odora...

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Published in:Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 148, no. 1 (Mar. 2019), 185-192
Format: Article
Published: 2019