Riparian thickets of East Africa harbor a large number of endemic animal and plant species, but also provide important ecosystem services for the human being settling along streams. This creates a conflicting situation between nature conservation and land-use activities. Today, most of this former pristine vegetation is highly degraded and became replaced by the invasive exotic Lantana camara s...

An laboratory trial was conducted to assess the insect-pest rejectant compatibility of six ecofrindly botanical alcoholic extracts Viz., Azadirachta indica A.Juss., Adhatoda vasica Nees. Curcuma domestica Val. Lantana camara Linn., Ricinus communis Linn. and Vitex nugendo With control (untreated) were tested find out their comparative antifeedant effects worked against third instars larvae Diam...

The neotropical plant, Lantana camara L., introduced as an ornamental plant to several countries, has become invasive weed. It was first reported from Nepal in 1848. About 50 countries have natural enemies for suppression of the India, Nepal’s neighboring country, initiated biological control this weed 1916 and occurrence Lantanophaga pusillidactylus Walker. In a recent survey, Feed future Inte...

Allelopathic potential of aqueous extracts of lantana (Lantana camara L.) leaf on germination and growth of three agricultural crops: Maize, Finger millet and Tef, commonly cultivated in Ethiopia were studied under laboratory condition. The aqueous extracts were assayed at 5, 10, 25, 50 and 75% and their allelopathic effects were compared with distilled water (control). All the aqueous extracts...

Projections of anthropogenically-induced global climate change and its impacts on potential distributions of invasive species are crucial for implementing effective conservation and management strategies. Lantana camara L., a popular ornamental plant native to tropical America, has become naturalized in some 50 countries and is considered one of the world’s worst weeds. To increase our understa...