Taro Planthopper Tarophagus colocasiae (Matsumura) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Delphacidae: Delphacinae)
EDIS, 2021 The taro planthopper, Tarophagus colocasiae (Matsumura), is a sap feeding insect in the family Delphacidae. It primary host plant is taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) Originally native to Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and islands in the Pacific Ocean, Tarophagus colocasiae was first discovered in the continental United States at a garden center in ...
Alexander Tasi, Adam Dale
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Evolutionary origins of taro (Colocasia esculenta) in Southeast Asia. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2020 As an ancient clonal root and leaf crop, taro (Colocasia esculenta, Araceae) is highly polymorphic with uncertain genetic and geographic origins. We explored chloroplast DNA diversity in cultivated and wild taros, and closely related wild taxa, and found
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Examination of the Virome of Taro Plants Affected by a Lethal Disease, the Alomae-Bobone Virus Complex, in Papua New Guinea. [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Olmedo-Velarde A +6 more
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Tarophagus colocasiae . [Distribution map].
Distribution Maps of Plant Pests, 2018Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Tarophagus colocasiae (Matsumura). Hemiptera: Delphacidae. Host: taro ( Colocasia esculenta ). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia (Indonesia, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Japan, Ryukyu Archipelago, Malaysia ...
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AbstractTaro planthoppers (Tarophagus spp.) may be associated exclusively or primarily with taro (Colocasia esculenta), and the geographical distribution of T. proserpina provides circumstantial evidence that taro is native to the Sahul continental region (as well as being native to Sunda). T.
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The Cuba-Florida plant-pest pathway [PDF]
, 2016 Recent shifts in US policies towards Cuba suggest a relaxation or lifting of the embargo may occur in the near future. With the prospects of open travel and trade with Cuba come concerns over the introduction of agricultural pests. In an effort to assess
Adams, Damian C. +2 more
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Application of in-vitro micropropagation technique for sustainable production of four local taro cultivars [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] in Cameroon [PDF]
, 2017 Open Access JournalTaro leaf blight disease has recently been reported in Cameroon to cause between 50 and 100% yields loss of taro in most of the agro-ecological crop growing regions.
Fokunang, Charles N. +4 more
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Identification of planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) intercepted on aquarium plants in Florida and elucidation of a potential pathway for exotic aquatic and semiaquatic pests [PDF]
, 2020 Recent shipments of aquarium plants to pet stores in five Florida counties were found to be infested with an exotic delphacid planthopper. Rearing adult males allowed identification by morphological analysis.
Allen, Jade S. +3 more
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Taro Leaf Blight in Hawaii [PDF]
, 2011 This publication discusses the causal pathogen, symptoms of the diseae, and management options for taro leaf blight in Hawai ...
Brooks, Fred, Nelson, Scot, Teves, Glenn
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