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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Life Science (Zoology), Centre for Post Graduate Studies in Sciences, Jain University, Bengaluru 560 011, IN
2 GPS Institute of Agricultural Management,
Peenya, Bengaluru 560 058, IN
3 Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru 560 089, IN
4 National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resource, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 111, No 11 (2016), Pagination: 1753-1756
Abstract
When an animal or a plant species, unknown in a country, gets introduced, it is termed an exotic species often characterized by its prolific breeding, in the absence of any biotic natural enemies. Frequently, such introduced species end up as a pest/weed. These then become invasive alien species (IAS), threatening the economy.
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