Update on "Black Sigatoka"

Fecha de publicación

Mar, 01 Dic 2009, 00:00

Última actualización

Feb. 14, 2010, 9:01 a.m.

Número del informe

VCT-02/2

País

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Plaga identificada

Mycosphaerella fijiensis - (MYCOFI)

Estado del informe

Final

Hospederos

Plantains and Bananas

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: but managed

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Distribución geográfica

The problem has spread to most of the banana producing areas since the last report in December 2009. At the same time active surveillance is still on going to determine the spread to current unaffected area.

Peligro

Currently the problem is well managed through areal and ground spraying, along with cultural practices. However, given the nature of the fungus it may be a matter of time before it spreads to unaffected banana plantations. This inevitably will impact on the cost of management, hence increase cost of production to our farmers.

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