Red palm mite in Grenada

Date de publication

jeu, 15 Nov 2007, 00:00

Dernière mise à jour effectuée le

nov. 14, 2007, 9:01 matin

Report Number

GRD-02/2

Pays

Grenada

Identité de l'organisme nuisible

Raoiella indica - (RAOIIN)

Situation du signalement

Final

Hôtes

Mainly Coconut palms and musa spp.

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: only in some areas

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Distribution géographique

Mainly in palm and musa spp. growing areas.

Résumé

This pest is a serious quarantine pest which strikes the heart of our banana farmers and can have serious economic consequences for the country. Added to this, the tourism sector can also be affected with most of the landscape comprising of palms. There is also the threat of spreading to the other Islands.

Danger

The entire coconut industry is threatened and the landscape of the hotel belt is also under attack. There is an additional burden on musa spp. which means that the banana industry will find it very difficult to survive.

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