First Report of Heliococcus summervillei

Publication Date

Fri, 25 Sep 2020, 15:40

Last Updated

Sept. 25, 2020, 3:40 p.m.

Report Number

BRB-09/1

Country

Barbados

Pest Id

mealybug - (FERRSP)

Report Status

Preliminary

Hosts

Found on pasture and lawn grasses

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Unknown

Geographical Distribution

Currently being surveyed

Summary

First report of this pest in the Western Hemisphere and poses a threat to pasture and turf grasses and Sugar cane. Diagnosis facilitated through the Caribbean Pest Diagnostic Network (CPDN); Dr. Zee Ahmed (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)

Danger

Important pest of grasses including Sugar cane.

Contact for info

Mr. Ian Gibbs Senior Agricultural Officer Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Graeme Hall Christ Church Barbados email: [email protected] tel.: 246-5355203

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Issue keywords

Quarantine pests

Commodity keywords