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Digital identification tool: Pests and Diseases of Cultivated Palms

Published: mer, 06 Mar 2013, 13:46
Last updated: lun, 05 Oct 2015, 14:37
Palms are one of the most familiar plant families. They are commonly cultivated as ornamentals, and many palms have been used as crop plants for centuries, providing important sources of food and a variety of other products. As such, palms are one of the most economically important groups of plants. Relative to most cultivated plants, palms are relatively pest-free. However, a number of arthropod pests attack palms in sufficient force to be a threat to the plant, and some vector diseases that are potentially lethal to palms. Screening Aid to Pests, part of the commodity-based A Resource for Pests and Diseases of Cultivated Palms, is aimed primarily at the novice entomologist. It is designed to help users determine which type of arthropod palm pest they have found and features illustrated fact sheets with descriptions of each pest as well as two interactive keys.
Resource provide by:
  • NPPO of USA
URL: click here
Type of contact: NPPO
Tags:
  • Diagnostic protocol
Submitted by: USDA-APHIS