Population Trends of Hilda cameroonensis Tamesse & Dongmo (Tettigometridae), a Pest of Vernonia amygdalina Delile in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Lidy Flore Dongmo, Joseph Lebel Tamesse
Abstract
Vernonia amygdalina Delile in Yaoundé, Cameroon, known as a bitter leaf, is a perennial shrub from the Asteraceae family, widely distributed across tropical Africa. It is considered one of the most extensively used medicinal plants within the Vernonia genus. The leaves of this plant suffer significant damage due to insect pests. In Cameroon, a newly identified species from the Hilda genus (Tettigometridae), Hilda cameroonensis Tamesse & Dongmo, was recently documented for the first time on V. am
Topics & Concepts
Vernonia amygdalinaPEST analysisGeographyPopulationBiologyDemographyTraditional medicineBotanyMedicineSociologyBiological Control of Invasive SpeciesPlant Parasitism and ResistanceInsect Pest Control Strategies