@article{Martin:256909,
      recid = {256909},
      author = {Martin, Raymond and Lawrence, Janet and McDonald, Frank},
      title = {Distribution and Incidence of a New Pest (Diptera:  Cecidomyiidae) in Western Parishes of Jamaica},
      address = {1998-07-12},
      number = {1884-2017-736},
      pages = {6},
      year = {1998},
      abstract = {Most recently, a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) was  detected in shipments of hot pepper to the T'nited States.  This was the first record of the pest in hot peppers in  Jamaica. Its discovery and quarantine significance prompted  the formation of a national task force which had the  mandate of identifying and implementing a strategy to  reduce infestation levels. Under the directive of the task  force. the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development  Institute conducted a survey to determine the distribution  and incidence of the midge in the Western parishes ofthe  island where, based on interceptions, the incidence  appeared to be highest. A relationship between infestation  levels and fruit maturity was observed; mature fruits had  the highest levels of infestation The gall midge was  present in all parishes visited WIththe highest level of  infested mature fruit being found on farms in Hanover  (100%). Based on the production systems and the levels of  the' pest observed, possible strategies, which may assist  in reducing the levels of infestation. are identified and  discussed.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/256909},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.256909},
}