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Potential phytophagous insects of Pteridium revolutum (Blume) Nakai, an invasive fern

Authors

  • M.S. Arjun Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala 680656, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0808-0565
  • S. Gopakumar Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala 680656, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2841-5414

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5157.13.3.18030-18034

Keywords:

Invasive fern, Pteridium, Western Ghats, natural predators, biological control

Abstract

The article reports an observation on the phytophagous behaviour by the insect larvae of two insect species on a fern, Pteridium revolutum, which is fast emerging as an invasive plant species threatening local biodiversity and wildlife in Kerala State, India.

Author Biography

  • M.S. Arjun, Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala 680656, India.

    Arjun Memuttathu Sajeevan  

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