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Biological control experts are sending mites after their own kind as researchers make headway in an initiative to naturally manage the most invasive and destructive pest of the crop, the coconut ...
A predatory mite (Neoseiulus Barak) has been introduced by the Coconut Research Institute in Lunuwila to control the spread of the coconut mite (Aceria guerreronis) epidemic in the Southern Province.
Now the coconut mite has gradually spread – over the years – to plantations in Chilaw, Puttalam, Negombo, Kurunegala, some areas in Gampaha and the Mahaweli areas. According to official statistics, ...
An inspector on a routine hunt for fruit flies was checking a coconut palm tree outside an office building in Palm Beach Gardens in early December when he found a new threat to the state’s $3… ...
DAVANAGERE: District Minister S.S. Mallikarjun inaugurated a programme on coconut mite control by injecting the medicine to a coconut tree at Basavarajappa's Garden at Belavanur village near here ...
Despite the efforts of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), the red palm mite is continuing to cause widespread destruction within the local coconut industry ...
At a 2008 invasive species symposium, Red Palm Mite expert Dr Amy Roda revealed that coconut growers in the then affected countries were reporting a 70 per cent reduction in yield.
KENDRAPARA: Mites (Aceria guerreronis) have wreaked havoc on coconut plantation in coastal Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts hitting the livelihood of thousands of farmers hard.
A pest known as the coconut mite was recently found on Molokai, threatening the island's historic Kapuaiwa Coconut Grove.
The coconut mite (Aceria guerreronis) represents a formidable challenge to coconut production worldwide. This minute pest exploits the microhabitats afforded by coconut bracts, rendering ...
Going batty over the coconut mite A new mite that has been quietly spreading across Sri Lankan coconut plantations in recent years is now attacking nuts across many areas and affecting the growth of ...