Red Palm Mite

Publication Date

ثلاثاء, 01 ديسمبر 2009, 00:00

اخر تحديث

نوفمبر 30, 2009, 9:01 ص

Report Number

VCT-03/2

الدولة

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Pest Id

Raoiella indica - (RAOIIN)

Report Status

Final

Hosts

Coconuts (Cocos nucifera)

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Unknown

Geographical Distribution

Surveillance is currenly being undertaken to confirm its distribution. It is beleived that this may have already spread to many areas of the country. However, the problem was first detected on the western coast of the island.

Danger

The coconut industry is an important one to St. Vicnent and the Grenadines given that this commodity is used extensively for fresh consumption and bottling for wider distribution. In the last six years there was a programme of expanding coconut production/plantations to provide constant supply for the coconut water bottling plant. The Presence of this pest could there adversely affect the efforts of the diversification programme.

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