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Report Giant African Snail
See it? Snap it? Email: snailreport@gmail.com Continue »
Giant African Snail a nofiable pest in Trinidad and Tobago
A notifiable pest in Trinidad and Tobago (Act 13 of 1975) Continue »
Help Eradicate Giant African Snail
The Giant African Snail is a serious threat to human health, trade, agriculture, and the environment. Continue »
Help Eradicate Giant African Snail
Since its discovery in 2008, the giant African snail is confined to a few areas: the Diego Martin Valley, Maraval, Invaders Bay, Mt. Lambert, Aranguez North and South and Barataria.... Continue »
Giant African Snail Information
Other Common Names: Giant African snail, escargot Géant, Achatine, Caramujo Achatina fulica is a very large snail that can weigh as much as 1kg. The body varies from pale cream... Continue »
Avocado Lace Bug
The avocado lace bug is a tiny, sucking insect with wings that look like lace. This insect is found in the Caribbean and USA and attacks the leaves of avocado,... Continue »
Bacterial Fruit Blotch Watermelon
Bacterial fruit blotch is a seed-borne bacterial disease that affects cucurbits (watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber, and pumpkin) and some solanceous plants (melongene and sweet peppers). It was discovered in Mayaro, Trinidad... Continue »
Haunglongbing disease of citrus
Huanglongbing disease of citrus (also called citrus greening or yellow dragon disease) is a bacterial disease that affects all above ground parts of the plant: leaves, branches and fruits Continue »
Tomato leaf miner
The tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta is a tiny moth whose larva attacks solanaceous plants (like tomato, melongene, peppers, nightshade and jimson weed) and also beans. It is native of... Continue »
Red Palm Weevil
Red palm Weevil or Asian palm Weevil or Indian palm weevil, hynchophorus ferrugineus is the most dangerous and deadly pest of palms, including coconut, date, royal, and talipot (Fig. 1).... Continue »
Lethal Yellowing of Coconuts
Lethal yellowing is a fatal disease of palms, including coconuts. It is caused by a phytoplasma. Over 38 species of palms are susceptible to lethal yellowing. There are no resistant... Continue »
