@article{Roda:256598,
      recid = {256598},
      author = {Roda, Amy and Dowling, Ashley and Welbourn, Cal and Pena,  Jorge and Rodrigues, Jose Carlos V. and Hoy, Marjorie A.  and Ochoa, Ronald and Duncan, Russell A. and De Chi, Wayne},
      title = {RED PALM MITE SITUATION IN THE CARIBBEAN AND FLORIDA},
      address = {2008-07-13},
      number = {1875-2017-469},
      pages = {9},
      year = {2008},
      abstract = {The red palm mite (Raoiella indica Hirst Tenuipalpidae), a  pest of coconuts and ornamental palms in Asia and Africa,  was reported in the Caribbean in 2004. By 2008, it spread  to at least twelve islands, to two counties in Florida and  to Venezuela. Red palm mite causes yellowing and leaf  necrosis with severe reduction of leaf stomatal  conductance. Growers are reporting > 70% reduction in  coconut yield. Genetic studies of red palm mite collected  from multiple regions in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean  revealed several distinct haplotypes. All Caribbean samples  have the same haplotype, which matches samples from coconut  in Réunion and areca palms in India. The populations from  coconut in India exhibited a different haplotype.  Biological control and pesticide options are being studied  to manage the pest. The efficacy of acaricides against red  palm mite was tested to provide palm, banana and ornamental  nursery growers with an updated list of acaricides with  good control potential. Natural enemy studies in the  Caribbean have shown that thrips, phytoseiid, lacewing, and  coccinelid predators attack red palm mites. Fungal  infections have been reported in Puerto Rico, Dominica and  Trinidad. Predatory mite numbers, especially in the  Phytoseiidae, increase in response to higher numbers of red  palm mites. However, these local predators are apparently  not controlling red palm mite outbreaks. Foreign  exploration for natural enemies is being conducted in  Mauritius and India. A phytoseiid predator is currently  being evaluated in quarantine in Gainesville, Florida.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/256598},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.256598},
}