Enormous populations observed causing damage to cassava (Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA); All records are on cassava. Woodlands, Farm; Lookout, Farm. Montserrat by Schotman (1989), Woodruff et al. (1998) and Young (2009). [Woodruff et al. 1998] ([Malumphy 2019 & 2016 Central Hills Report] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
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Invasive (Young, R.P. (2008). A biodiversity assessment of the Centre Hills, Montserrat. Durrell Conservation Monograph No. 1. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, Channel Islands); Invasive / Widely Native To West Indies And Mainland (Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset); Biological impacts: Smothers Stems, Damaging Cassava (Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA); Massive population damaging plants (management measures taken, most heavily infested plants removed, and crop sprayed). Polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 12 families; a serious pest of cassava. Recorded from Montserrat by Schotman (1989), Woodruff et al. (1998) and Young (2009). [Woodruff et al. 1998] ([Malumphy 2019 & 2016 Central Hills Report] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
Smothers stems, damaging Cassava (Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA); Massive population damaging plants (management measures taken, most heavily infested plants removed, and crop sprayed). Polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 12 families, a serious pest of Cassava. Recorded from Montserrat by Schotman (1989), Woodruff et al. (1998) and Young (2009). [Woodruff et al. 1998] ([Malumphy 2019 & 2016 Central Hills Report] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
Occurs widely in the tropics and subtropics, including the Lesser Antilles. Recorded from Montserrat by Schotman (1989), Woodruff et al. (1998) and Young (2009). [Woodruff et al. 1998] ([Malumphy 2019 & 2016 Central Hills Report] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA; Young, R.P. (2008). A biodiversity assessment of the Centre Hills, Montserrat. Durrell Conservation Monograph No. 1. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, Channel Islands; [Malumphy 2019 & 2016 Central Hills Report] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset;