The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is broadly distributed in all tropical areas. It is considered one of the twenty most important cultivated plants in the world, and is a basic element for the agricultural economy of many countries. México has gained a position among the ten principal producing countries of coconut at the global level. However, it is estimated that since 1979, the surface of coconut cultivation has been reduced in 85 % because of the lethal yellowing in coconut (LYC) provoking great economic losses. This disease is caused by a phytoplasma of the 16SrlV group, which has as principal vector the insect Haplaxius crudus Van Duzee (Homoptera: Cixiidae). The objective was to review the development of strategies for management of LYC, highlighting that this is based on the prevention, using strategies such as: utilization of resistant material, monitoring of plants with symptoms, eradication of sick plants, management of the vector, and control of alternate hosts of phytoplasm.
