Pest Alerts

Pest Alert Number	Date of Issue	Pest Alert Title	PDF File
40	March 2008	Incursion of Citrus Psyllid in Guam	English
38		Rhinoceros beetle pest found in Guam and Saipan	English
36		Little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata Hymenoptera: Formicidae (Roger) is now established in New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna islands, Tahiti, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.	English
35	February 2006	Erythrina gall wasp (Quadrastichus erythrinae), in American Samoa	English	French
34	August 2004	Outbreak of papaya ringspot disease reported on Rarotonga, Cook Islands	English
33	June 2004	Betel Nut Palm Bud Rot (Phytophthora sp.) reported from Guam	English
32	September 2003	Papaya Ringspot Disease Confirmed in French Polynesia	English
31	May 2003	Papaya Mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, in Palau	English
30	May 2003	Incursion of Parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus) in Papua New Guinea	English
29	January 2003	Incursion of the soft brown scale Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus (Hemiptera, Suborder: Sternorrhyncha; Family: Coccidae) and the crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on Nukunonu in Tokelau	English
28	January 2003	Citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) and “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”, cause of citrus huanglongbing (ex-greening) disease, detected in Papua New Guinea	English
27	September 2002	Oriental and Pacific fruit flies spread within French Polynesia	English	French
26	April 2002	Re- incursion of Nauru by Melon fly	English
25	December 2001	Queensland Fruit Fly (Bactrocera tryoni) found in Rarotonga, Cook Islands	English
24	January 2002	Incursion of glassy winged sharpshooter Homalodisca coagulata in French Polynesia	English & French
23	October 2001	Bactrocera philippinensis and Bactrocera occipitalis recorded in Palau	English
22	August 2001	Citrus bacterial canker (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri) Type A (Asiatic strain) reported from Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia and Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands	English
21	3 Apr 2001	Coconut Flat Moth	English	French
20	16 Mar 2001	Orchid Weevil	English
19	12 Jan 2001	False Kava: Piper auritum	English
18a	15 Dec 1997	New Fruit Fly Incursion in Darwin, Northern Australia: Bactrocera Philippinesis	English	French
18b	21 Apr 1999	Introduction of the Fire Ant Wasmannia auropunctata into Vanuatu	English
17	10 Jun 1997	La Mouche Orientale Des Fruit A Palau	Out of print.
16	1 Oct 1996	Oriental Fruit Fly in French Polynesia	English
15	2 Sep 1996	Introduction of Giant African Snail to Various Pacific Islands	English
14	1 Dec 1995	Outbreak of Papaya Fruitfly in North Queensland Australia	English
13	1 Dec 1995	Outbreak of the Silverleaf Whitefly in the Cook Islands	English
12	26 Oct 1994	Poussee De Cochenilles Transparentes Du Cocotier A Tuvalu	English
11	14 Dec 1993	Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) Confirmed in Fiji	English
10	18 Aug 1993	Taro Blight in Western Samoa and American Samoa	English
9	26 Feb 1993	Threat to Methyl Bromide	English
8	26 Feb 1993	Giant African Snail in Western Samoa	English
7	26 Feb 1993	Principles of Plant Quarantine as Related to International Trade	English
6	18 Jan 1993	Cruising Plants	English
5	18 Jan 1993	Fruit Flies in Nauru	English
4	17 Dec 1992	Shipments of Building Materials from the People's Republic of China	English
3	17 Dec 1992	Giant African Snail Outbreak in Cook Islands	English
1	4 Nov 1992	Golden Apple Snail in Papua New Guinea	English