Raoiella indica(RAOIIN)
Distribution details in Namibia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2016: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2015
First recorded in: 2015
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/182) : first found in 2015 on Phoenix dactylifera in two localities (near Ariamsvlei and Karasburg).
* Giliomee JH, Ueckermann EA (2016) First record of the invasive red palm mite Raoiella indica Hirst (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in Namibia. African Entomology 24(2), 530-532 (abst.).