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21 submissions found.

Seeking tentative ID for Beetle
Score 60
9/18/2020 9:22:10 AM -
Dear Pestnetters, Kindly seeking any tentative ID and background information on this beetle. Observed mating on pumpkin crop. The length is about 1cm. Many thanks Mani
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Requesting possible ID for Slug
Score 60
7/25/2019 7:06:00 AM -
Dear pestnetters Kindly requesting any possible ID for this particular slug and if there's any other important information on it. It's estimated about 5cm in length. Pictures attached. Many thanks Mani
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SMUT, SUGAR CANE - FIJI: ALERT
Score 36
6/18/2020 8:37:00 AM -

ProMED https://promedmail.

Source: The Fiji Times [edited] https://www.fijitimes.com/smut-disease-threat/Fiji faces a threat from the sugarcane smut disease, says the Sugar Research Institute of Fiji [SRIF]. Acting chief executive officer Prema Naidu …

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The 2019 Fiji Poinciana Looper Moth Invasion: call to action
Score 36
6/5/2019 12:00:00 AM -

Here attached is an interesting and well-illustrated account of the Poinciana looper moth (Pericyma crugeri) and the problem it's causing on Delonix regia in Fiji. It is also a problem in Tonga.

The paper is authored by Randy Thamean and Rahul …

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Fiji 2016 Ant-Mealybug Bioinvasion - article
Score 36
7/2/2018 8:37:45 PM -

Dear All

Randy Thaman has written up the outbreak of mealybugs and scale Fiji associated with the invasion of the white-footed ant, and created a very nice publication that I am sure you will find interesting. There's lots of good pics, …
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Snail on bitter gourd - ID request
Score 36
7/2/2018 4:48:33 PM -
Dear Pestnetters, Kindly attached are few pictures of a snail attacking a Bitter Gourd crop in Fiji. Please if anyone could help ID this particular pest.  Pictures were taken in January 2018. According to the farmer, this particular …
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Harmless insects die
Score 36
7/2/2018 3:48:30 PM -

The Fiji Times http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=439102

By Repeka Nasiko SPRAYING campaigns threaten other insect species, says Minister for Health and Medical Services Rosy Akbar.

She said this was one of the reasons the ministry preferred to …

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Leaf miner on Malay Rose Apple - ID Request
Score 36
7/2/2018 11:43:07 AM -

Dear Pest-Netters, Kindly attached are few pictures of a leaf miner on Malay Apple (Syzygium malaccense) in Fiji.  Please if someone could assist with the ID of this particular species. The pictures of the damage symptoms are not so clear …

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Seeking moth ID
Score 30
7/29/2020 10:02:39 PM -
Dear Pestnetters, Kindly seeking any ID on the moth (picture attached). Late larval instar was found wondering in a capsicum crop...hoping to get an ID and any background information... The moth wingspan is about 55 mm in length. Many thanks …
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Parasitoid wasp on bean pod borer - seeking possible ID
Score 30
1/23/2020 8:11:41 PM -
Dear Pestnetters, Please find attached a picture (not very good quality) of a parasitoid wasp that emerged from a bean pod borer (Maruca vitrata) pupa. Wasp is about 10mm in length. Many thanks Mani
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