Plant Health
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Background
Red Palm Mite (RPM), Raoiella indica, a leaf damaging mite, is a pest of coconut, areca palm, and date palms. The Red Palm Mite is a high risk invasive species with the potential to cause serious economic damage to the southern regions of the conterminous United States, Hawaii and its island territories.
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News and Information
- APHIS Pest Alert (PDF)
- Passenger Baggage Bulletin (PDF; 95 Kb)
- Detection and Identification of Red Palm Mite (PDF; 411 Kb)
- Red Palm Mite, Raoiella indica, Brochure (PDF) (English) (Spanish)
- Agricultural Research Article (PDF; 792 Kb)
- Detections of Red Palm Mite (Raoiella indica) in Palm Beach County, Florida (PDF; 15 Kb)
Contact:
Jo-Ann Bentz-Blanco
Biocontrol Program Coordinator
Telephone: 301-734-5930
E-mail: Jo-Ann.Bentz-Blanco@aphis.usda.gov