Red Palm Mite

Fecha de publicación

Mar, 01 Dic 2009, 00:00

Última actualización

Nov. 30, 2009, 9:01 a.m.

Número del informe

VCT-03/2

País

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Plaga identificada

Raoiella indica - (RAOIIN)

Estado del informe

Final

Hospederos

Coconuts (Cocos nucifera)

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Unknown

Distribución geográfica

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.

Peligro

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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