Red Palm Mite Raoiella indica Hirst
(Acari: Tenuipalpidae)

Red Palm Mite Updates

• FDACS Memo to RPM Host Plant Shippers - Texas Quarantine
• Texas Department Of Agriculture Issues Quarantine To Prevent Spread Of Red Palm Mite From Florida
• USDA Red Palm Mite Information
• UF/IFAS Raoiella indica (Prostigmata: Tenuipalpidae): The Red Palm Mite: A Potential Invasive Pest of Palms and Bananas and Other Tropical Crops of Florida
• Current Red Palm Mite Survey in Southern Florida ~2.8MB pdf map updated weekly
• Press Release - Red Palm Mite Infestation Identified in Pam Beach Gardens
• Red Palm Mite Pest Alert
• UF-IFAS Red Palm Mite Sample Submission and Management
• Samples must be in alcohol, DO NOT submit live samples
• Sample Submission Form Instructions
• Sample Submission Form
• Red Palm Mite Informational Handout ~ 406KB pdf
• Red Palm Mite Pest Bulletin ~ 95KB pdf
• UF-IFAS Pest Alert
• Disposal of Plant Material
  • Double bag and place in household garbage
  • Landscape and lawn maintenance companies should tarp plant material for transport