Fig. 3
From: Biological control of an agricultural pest protects tropical forests
Near real-time deforestation patterns relate to the annual increase in (harvested) cassava area over a 2006–2016 time period. Satellite-derived biweekly deforestation rates are contrasted with the yearly, aggregate increase in harvested cassava area for Lao PDR, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar. Trends mirror the contribution of the semi-perennial cassava crop (harvested at 8–10 months of age) to deforestation at a regional scale. Patterns cover a The late 2008 invasion and subsequent regional spread of P. manihoti (event # 1), b The initial introduction of A. lopezi from Benin, West Africa (event #2), and c Nation-wide parasitoid release in cassava fields across Thailand (event # 3)
