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                      Papuana beetle & legumes                       Papuana beetle & coleus                    Tarophagus, Palau                 Viruses                    Mealybugs & small bacilliform virus                    Dasheen mosaic potyvirus, Samoa                    Philippines (var. PSB-G2): TaBV                    Alomae, Solomon Is.                 Fungi                    Taro leaf blight                    Damping off              Ginger                 Nematodes                 Conogethes punctiferalis              Sweet potato                 Fungi                    Athelia rolfsii                 Weed                    ?Zinnia linearis, highlands, PNG                 Mites                    Gall mites, Eriophyes sp.              Yam                 Theretra nessus                 Leaf miner                 Leaf drop                 Yam borer                 Punctures on leaves               Xanthosoma sagittifolium                 ?Pythium root rot                 Hippotion sp.              Potato                 Bacterial wilt, PNG                 Potato leaf curl, PNG              Cyrtosperma merkusii                 Volvariella, Solomon Is.              Cassava                 Blister stem                 Root inclusions           Ornamentals              Gardenia                 Cephanotes sp.                 Gnathothlibus erotus              Euphorbia                 Achaea janata, Seychelles              Orchids                 Orchidophilus aterrimus                 Root tip damage                 Thrip damage?              Anthurium              Bromeliads                 Brontispa sp., Mexico              Crinum                 Spodoptera picta              Bamboo                 Braconids                 Dinoderus spp.                 Cerambycid, Brazil              Parthenolecanium sp.              Hibiscus                 ?Hibiscus thrip                 Hibiscus chlorotic ringspot virus                 ?Carpophilus, Cook Is              Ixora              Polyscias spp.                 Pseudocercospora panacis              Colletia cruciata, Brazil              Plumeria                 Coleosporium plumeriae              Agave                 Opogona sacchari, Yucca              Dracaena spots, Palua              Adenium obesum                 Adenium obesum                 Adenium, India                 Adenium, ?Phytoplasma                 Adenium obesum, ?incompatibility symptoms                 Rough bark, Adenium, India              Scaevola sericea, marks on leaves           Plantation crops              Banana                 Fruit scars, unidentified                 How to kill bananas                 Strobilurin fungicides                 Giant African snail                 Abnormal tissue cultures                 Damage to stems, Palau                 Insects                    Vinsonia stellifera                    Mealybug control, fruit                    Erionota thrax, skipper                    Cosmopolites sordidus, pheromone                    Slug caterpillars, Limacididae                    ?Spodoptera, banana                    Pests, Philippines                    Nacoleia octasema                    Acharia sp., Brazil                    Stephanitis typica                    Removing scales insects                    Mealybugs & sooty mould                    Pentalonia nigronervosa, biocontrol                    Pentalonia nigronervosa, Pakistan                    Snow scales, banana & citrus                 Fungi                    Freckle disease of banana                    ?Marasmiellus inoderma rot                    ?Deightoniella & Pyricularia                    Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense                    Wet rot, Maldives                    Cordana musae plus, Papua New Guinea                    Bananas resistant to Black Sigatoka                 Viruses                    BBTV management                    ?Banana bract mosaic virus                    Banana bunchy top virus, IPM                    Biocontrol, Pentalonia nigronervosa & BBTV                 Bacteria                    Blood bacterial wilt              Coconut & oil palm                 ?Nutritional problem, St Lucia                 Cerambycid Kosrae                 Hollow nuts                 Insects                    Rhabdoscelus obscurus, pheromone                    Chafer beetle                    Chelisoches morio                    Unidet coconut beetle, Maldives                    Darna sp., Maldives                    Coconut scale, ?Aspidiotus, Maldives                    Hesperiidae, Sri Lanka                    Opisinia arenosella                    Leaf miner, Guyana                    Acria or Agonoxena                    Bagworm, oil palm                    Bagworm, oil palm2                    Orgyia postica, oil palm, PNG                    Limacodidae, Maldives                    Slug caterpillar, Darna furva, Maldives                    Oryctes rhinoceros                       Pheromone                       Source of Baculovirus                       Pheromone & other methods                       Outbreak, Guam                    Coccinellids ex palms, Caribbean                    Brontispa                       Brontispa sp., Maldives                       Brontispa longissima management, Philippines                    ?Cyana, oil palm, PNG                 Fungi                    Marasmiellus inoderma                 Viruses                    ?Phytoplasma, betel nut                    Lethal yellowing                 Mites                    Aceria (Eriophyes) guerreronis                    Aceria, St Lucia                    Dominica, unidet                    ?Aceria, Tahiti              Sugarcane                 Moth & weevil borers, PNG                 Weevil, Rhabdoscelus                 Chrysomelids, flowers                 Scale insects & mealybugs                 Cydnid bug, Vietnam              Vanilla                 Conchaspis angraeci                 Tradescantia or Callisia                 Caterpillars, Madagascar                 Undiagnosed fungus, Madagascar              Passionfruit                 Agrobacterium, crown gall                 Grease spot, St Lucia              Coffee                 Beauveria bassiana, Berry borer                 Hypothenemus hampei, Lao                 Coffee hawkmoth, Cephonodes               Citrus                 Citrus greening & guava                 Snow scales, citrus & banana                 Fruit blemish, India                 Fruit rot, mandarin                 Leaf cupping, Guyana                 ?Mite damage, Malaysia                 Pseudococus longispinus                 Fruit fly, orange                 Trunk splitting, FSM                 Citrus greening, Pacific distribution                 ?Fruit piercing moth, PNG                 Citrus gall ?insect or physiological                 Megacerisium horni, citrus, PNG              Pepper              Dates                 Red palm weevil              Jatropha                 Is it harmful to children?                 Flea beetle, Jatropha, Guinea                 Gabonia, Jatropha, Zambia                 Pyrrhocorid bug, India                 Calidea dregei, Jatropha, Malaysia                 Hemipteran, Jatropha, India                 Bugs2, Cambodia                 Jatropha, Cambodia                 Podgrica sp. Jatropha, Uganda                 Weed risk                 Several pests, India                 Insects from Jatropha, Cambodia              Kava                 Aspidiotus destructor, kava, FSM                 Aleurotrachelus trichoides, biocontrol, FSM              Ricinus, castor                 Gall mite           Vegetables              Cucurbits & others                 Squash, fruit drop                 Wild bittermelon, Henosepilachna sp.                 Cecidomyid fly, Coccinia grandis, India                 Virus, rockmelon                 Cucumber                    Wilt, Vanuatu                    Leaf yellowing, Vanuatu                    Nutrition or disease, FSM                    Thrips, Vanuatu                    Aphthona sp., cucumber, FSM                 Watermelon                    Viruses                    Gummy stem blight                    Diaphania indica                    Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli                 ?Mg deficiency, Lagenaria                 Aulacophora sp., PNG                 Melon wilt plus, Cambodia              Lettuce                 Leaf miners, Niue                 Lettuce caterpillars, Maldives                 Nasonavia ribis-nigri, Niue                 Leaf spots, lettuce, Kenya                 Leaf spots, Trinidad              Gnetum gnemon              Tomato                 ?Insect/mite, Thailand                 Thrip, Fiji                 Teleostylinus sp., Niue                 Split fruit                 ?Fungus or nutritional                 Sunken spots, Cook Is                 ?Bacterial canker, Fiji                 ?Fruit piercing moth                 pyrrhocorids, coriander & tomato, India              Capsicum & chilli                 Frankliniella occidentalis                 ?Polyphagotarsonemus latus                  Capsicum flower debris                 Mites, chillies Maldives                 Aphis gossypii, Trinidad                 Stem rot, India              Cowpea                 Withholding period: herbicides              Abelmoschus manihot                 Oxycarenus sp.                 Hibiscus chlorotic ringspot virus                 Nisotra basselae              Shallots & onions                 ?Sclerotium cepivorum                 Oxalis ?corymbosa                 ?Rhizoglyphus echinoporus, Indonesia                 Mites, onions, Vietnam              Watercress                 Plutella (DBM), Solomon Is                 Plutella (DBM), management                 Plutella (DBM), Pacific approaches              Parsley                 Reddening disorder              Peanut                 Pod borers              Beans                 Maruca testulalis, Spinosad                 Brucid beans, French Ploynesia                 Vigna (snake/long) bean mosaic                 Synchitrium psophocarpi, false rust                 Riptortus sp.                  Maruca testularis, Bt                 Unident snail, Trinidad                 Medythia suturalis, Indonesia                 Mucuna pruriens                 Bean common mosaic virus, Indonesia              Ipomoea aquatica                 Hydriris (Antiercta) sp.              Eggplant                 Seedling stem damage                 Aspidomorpha species                 Eggs, unident insect                 Nezara viridula, Maldives                 ?Blossom end rot                 Pycnoscelus indicus, stem girdling                 Crinotarsus plagiatus, Fiji                 ?Mite damage, eggplant                 Diaphania or Leucinodes, eggplant, Seychelles                 Fungal parasitism, whitefly nymph              Basella                 Leaf damage              Crucifers                 Chinese cabbage                    Spodoptera ?litura, Palau                    Marginal chlorosis, Palau                    Meteorus pulchricornis, Cook Is                    Paropeas achatinaceum, FSM                    DBM, nets for control                 Head cabbage                    Chlaenius sp.                    Teleogryllus oceanicus                    Rhizoctonia sp.                    Eurydema pulchrum                     Staphynillids, Falkland Islands                    ?Brevicoryne brassicae, Falkland Is                    ?Downy mildew Brassicas FSM                    Club root, Plasmodiophora brassicae                 Broccoli & cauliflower                    Quarantine treatments              Sechium edule                 Sechium edule                 Disease of Sechium edule, South America           Pastures & grasses              Scales & mealybugs              Mole crickets              Vetiver grass roots & taro              Bracharia, intercepted insects, Fiji              Melanitis leda, Guam              Tripsacum laxum, Guatemala grass              Axonopus fissifolius, seed              Brachiaria decumbens           Fruit & nuts              Fresh fruit exports - some principles              Crataeva speciosa                 Apuch galls, Crataeva, FSM              Mango                 Flower drop                 ?Corticium salmonicolor                 Oecophylla smaragdina                 Idioscopus nitdulus, Palau                 Pulvinaria psidii, Cook Islands                 Tenebrionid, Guam                 Polynesian chestnut borer, Cook Is                 Flower blight moth                 ?Chrysocoris, Cambodia                 Eumolpine, mango, Trinidad                 Imports to Niue, B melanotus                 Mango seed weevil pheromone                 Idioscopus nitidulus, flowers                 Myllocerus, Pakistan              Rambutan                 Mealybugs                 Oxycetonia versicolor              Papaya                 Scarring of fruit                    Furit & stem rot                 Maformed leaves                 ?Boron deficiency                 ?Colletotrichum gloeosporioides                 Papaya mealybug in Palau                 Paracoccus marginatus, papaya mealybug                 Fruit flies, Indonesia                 Wilt, Solomon Islands                 Papaya mealybug, PNG                 Wilt, Samoa                 Whitefly, Papaya                 Viruses                    Unidet virus, Sri Lanka                    Papaya ringspot virus, Indentification                    Papaya ringspot virus, new reports                 Asperisporium carica, Samoa                 Papaya mealybug identification                 Crown damage, Tonga                 Bacterial crown rot, papaya, Tonga                 Erwinia papayae, Malaysia                 Erwinia papayae, Malaysia                 Erwinia papayae, Malaysia                 Mosaic, papaya, FSM              Lychee                 ?Armillaria sp.                 Ceroplastes ?rubens              Morinda citrifolia                 Macroglossum hirundo                 Phytophthora, Palau                 Nematode control                 Fungal spots, Samoa              Weeds (Japanese cherry) on the move              Breadfruit                 Trunk rot, Kiribati                 Fruit drop                 Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, Maldives              Syzygium malaccense                 Megatrioza vitiensis              Durian & peach                 Conogethes punctiferalis, pheromone              Guava                 Conogethes punctiferalis                 Sooty mould                 Meloidogyne sp.                 ?Conotrachelus psidii, weevil                 Hardened fruit, Fiji                 Gall on fruit              Pineapple                 Mealybug wilt, Antigua                 Ceratocystis paradoxa, Guyana                 Cholina sp., St Lucia                 Dysmicoccus parasitoid rearing                 Heart rot, Guyana                 IRA, mealybug threat                 Import treatments, mealybugs              Tamarind                 Pests, Thailand                 Bruchids, St Lucia              Ziziphus spp.                 Ziziphus oenoplia, galls                 Zizyphus sp., fruit interception              Spondius                 Spondius taxonomy              Soursop                 ?Erinose mite              Plum                 Bactrocera sp., Vietnam              Avocado                 Heliothrips ?haemorrhoidalis              Salacca glabrescens                 Rhynchophorus ferrugineus              Pears                 Storage damage, India              Mammy apple, Limacodidae              Longan                 Yellow tea thrips or Eriophyidae mite              Dragon fruit                 Scab, Dragonfruit, Australia                 Sunscold, Dragonfruit, Malaysia & Australia           Trees, palms & pandanus              What makes a pest invasive?              Trees                 Samanea saman                 Swietenia mahagoni, borers                 Mangrove, Pachydissus sp.                 Casuarina dieback, Guam                 Vitex, Hyblaea sanguinea                 Cupressus dieback                 Tectona grandis, holes in leaf                 Tabebuia spp., thrips                 Acacia                    Cerambycid, Ethipoa                    Seedling dieback, Guam                    Moth1, Vietnam                    Moth2, Vietnam                    Moth3, Vietnam, Phalera sp.                    Uromycladium, India                 Hopea, Sphaerotrypes sp., Vietnam                 Ehretia, bug, Pakistan                 Hibiscus, Lithurgus sp., Cook Is                 Cyprus, dieback, St Lucia                 Tectona, Lymantriid or Limacodid, India                 Casuarina, chlorosis, Tonga                 Mangrove, Selenothrips, Galapagos Is                 Jatropha, moth & parasitic fly, India                 Terminalia                    Euproctis fraterna, Maldives                    Gracillariid moth, Palmyra Atoll                    Terminalia bellirica, Streblote sp.                    Macaranga/Terminalia, Phellinus sp., Palau                 Erythina                    Quadrastichus erythrinae, general                    Quadrastichus erythrinae, Pacific                    Fruit piercing moth & Erythrina gall wasp                    Eurytoma erythinae, Erythrina gall wasp                    Eurytoma erythrinae & Erythrina spp., Hawaii                 Paraserianthes falcataria, weevil                 Pluchea, invasiveness, St Lucia                 Eucalyptus, Perga sp., Australia                 Leptocybe invasa, gall wasp, Eucalyptus                    Leptocybe invasa, Eucalyptus, China                 Ricinus, slug caterpillars, Guyana                 Pisonia                    Pisonia, Hippotion velox, Tonga                    Pisonia, Agrius cingulata, Tonga                    Pisonia, scale & ant interactions                    Pisonia, Hippotion ?velox, Maldives                 Intsia, Tortricidae, Guam                 Ficus sp., thrips                 Casurina decline, Guam                 Casurina decline, Guam              Palms & cycads                 Betel nut, sugarcane weevils                 Pritchardia crown droop                 Sago palm disorder, Bougainville                 Thrips & anthracnose, cycads                 Carpophilus, Nitidulidae                 Cycads                 Veitchia merrillii, rats                 Betel nut, fruit fly host                 Latan palm, Diaspididae                 Betel nut, slime mould                 Betel nut, rat or bat, Palau                 Palm weevil, Maldives                 Betel nut decline, PNG                 Calamus sp., eradication, Samoa                 Salak, ?Nodocnemis sp., Indonesia                 Oil palm, scale, PNG              Pandanus                 Pest & diseases of Pandanus              Tetrastichinae wasps, Casuarina           Grains              Rice, leaf spots, China              Rice, ?Oebalus sp., Vietnam              Rice, Nilaparvata lugens, Cambodia              Rice, ?Leptocorisa sp., Vietnam              Wheat, Ranunculus ficaraia, Iran              Rice IPM              Rice disorder, Vietnam              Rice storage pests, Trinidad              Rice storage pests, Maldives              Rice bug, Leptocorisa acuta, PNG           Medicinal, herbs & drugs              Wrightia tinctoria, identification, India              Unknown insect, Ficus mollis, India              Ocimum sp. wild basil, Samoa              Plectranthus sp., Spanish thyme              Hibiscus sabdariffa, identification, India              Pogostemon cablin, likely pests, Barbados              Morinda citrifolia                 Management of nematodes, Paecilomyces              Mirid/whitefly tobacco, Vietnam              Aphis gossypii, tobacco, Vietnam              Spodoptera litura, Vietnam              Heliothis armigera, tobacco, Vietnam              Parasitic wasps, Heliothis              Thrips, culantro, Guam              Eodia hortensis, mosquito repellent              Pyrrhocorids, coriander & tomato, India              Mayfly & squash bug, tobacco, Vietnam        Pests           Pest Management              Biological control                 Compost: need for foreign organisms?                 Biocontrol whiteflies, Bemisia tobacci                 Fruit flies                    Biological control of fruitflies                    Raising Bactrocera umbrosa                 Techniques                    Trichogramma mass rearing                    Artifical diet: Scirpophaga incertulas                    Aspidiotus destructor rearing                 Pentalonia nigronervosa, BBTV vector                 Neochetina eichhorniae, water hyacinth                 Acanthocereus pentagonus, cactus                 Biocontrol: cautions & limitations                 Systemwide program on IPM                 Nematodes: biological control                 Fruit piercing moths: Terminalia                 Fruit piercing moths: lures & other research                 Coccinellids, cyperus aphid                 Bioagents: microbial                    Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus                    Beauveria bassiana                    Trichoderma, taxonomy                    Paecilomyces lilacinus, noni                    Metarhizium, termites                    Metarhizium, green muscle, locusts                    Entomophthorales, insect pathogens                    Entomopathogenic fungi, St Lucia                 Orytes rhinoceros                    Baculovirus rhinoceros                    Pheromone & other methods                 Bioagents: insects                    Ichneuman fly, Cook Islands                    Parasitic wasps, Heliothis, Vietnam                    Dryinidae wasp, Cook Islands                    Opius sp., Philippines                    Coccus celatus, parasitoids                    Coccus celatus, parasitoids2                    Cryptolaemus larvae                    Heteropsylla spinulosa, Mimosa                    Eurytoma erythinae, Erythrina gall wasp                    Eurytoma erythrinae, Erythina gall wasp2                    Chalcidoidea, pink mealybug                    Chalcidoid wasp, Cook Islands                    Encyrtid wasp, housefly                    Fly predating whitefly, Vietnam                    Parasitised Bemisia, Vietnam                       Parasitised Bemisia, Vietnam2                    Parasitoids/predators Brontispa, Philippines                    Cecidochares connexa, Chromolaena                    Lacewings, Pentalonia nigronervosa & BBT                    Biocontrol whiteflies, Bemesia tobacci                    Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, breadfruit, Maldives                 Hyperparasites                    Hyperparasites, Diadegma insulare                 Guinea fowl, chigger control                 HEAR Biocontrol in Hawaii website              Cultural control                 Composts: fungi & nematode control                 Cyperus rotundus, nutgrass                 Biofumigation, nutgrass                 Papuana beetle & legumes                 References cultural practices                 Monkey management                 Nematodes: non-chemical control                 Cockroaches, insect collections                 Riptortus sp., trap crop                 Fruit flies & piercing moths, bagging                 Plutella, use of nets                 Citrus greening & guava              Chemical control                 Pheromones                    Rhabdoscelus spp. trapping                    Conogethes punctiferalis                    Cosmopolites sordidus                    Diamond back moth                    Fruit piercing moths: lures                    Sesamia cretica: maize borer                    Cylas formicarius                    Hypothenemus hampei                    Oryctes rhinoceros                       Oryctes traps                       Pheromone & other methods                    Attractants for flies                    Heliothis spp.                    Mango seed weevil                    Diaphania or Leucinodes, eggplant, Seychelles                 Plant derived products                    Neem, Azadirachta indica, ID                    Plant oil, whitefly                    Caffeine, slug & snails                     Neem, maize storage pests                    Neem: how is it used?                 Herbicides                    Glyphosate, enhanced by urea                    Garlon, Coccinia grandis                    Destroying bamboo                    Withholding period                    Garlon, Antigonon leptopus                       Glyphosate, Borreria latifolia                    2,4-D, Crotalaria spectabilis, Florida                 "Soft" insecticides                    Bt, Maruca testularis                    Spinosad & Steward, Maruca testularis                    IPM Plutella, watercress                    Spinosad, ants, Dominica                    Controlling sooty moulds                    Aceria coconut mite, India                 Meallybug control - general                 Synthetic pesticides                    Injections, Banana scab moth                    Strobilurin fungicides, banana                    Idioscopus nitdulus, Mango leafhopper                    Target & Karate, Oribius weevils                    DDT - the case for                    Fipronil                       Ants                       Termites                       Cockroaches                    Malathion, mosquitoes                    Metaldehyde use, new regs.                    Mancozeb, Mango blossom blight                    Imidacloprid, Orchidophilus aterrimus                    Foschek & Ridomil                    Captan & Thiram, taro damping off                 Natural products                    Sulphur & soap, mites & mildews              Quarantine                 Pest & disease transmission                    VSD in cocoa: ?seedborne                    Bird seed & its risk                 Importation, biocontrol fungi                 Equivalence?                 Pacific pests, movement trends                 Invasive pests, Vanuatu                 Invasive pests: regionally, globally                 Niue: mangoes from Cook Islands?                 Containers: Spiders & other hitchikers                 Legume introductions & weeds                 Interceptions                    Hura crepitans                    Zizyphus sp.                    Bracharia decumbens seed                    Sinoxylon spp., Jamaica                    ?Prosayleus sp.                    Helix aspera, Fiji                    Pyralid moths, herbal medicines                    Weevils & beetles, China                    Seed pods, necklace                    Pigeon, Federated States of Micronesia                    Boxes & ornamentals, Bolivia                    Helix aspersa, Samoa                    Cerambycidae larvae, pallets                    Weeds, seed packets                    Tokee Gekko, Palau                    Semanotus bifasciatus, Fiji                    Cane toad poison, Samoa                    Rice storage pests, Trinidad                 Pineapples                    Mealybugs                    Import treatments                 Invasive ferns                 Capsicum flower debris                 Earthworms imports, risks                 Bruchids of tarmarind                 IRAs Galapagos                 Crazy ants, containers                 IRAs: some principles                 IRAs: exotic beneficials                 IRAs: exotic pests                 Rusts: quarantine implications                 Containers                    Controlled atmosphere                    Crazy ants                    Fumigation, stowaways                    Latrodectus sp., Maldives                 Fumigation treatments                    Hydrogen cyanide                    Fumigation versus dips                    Aircraft disinfection                    Fumigation rates, stowaways                 Pests on the move                    Insects                        Whitefly, Lecanoideus floccissimus                       Drosophila suzukii, a new threat                       Drosophila suzukii                       Erythrina gall wasp                       Theretra nessus                       Paracoccus marginatus                    Japanese cherry                 Huanglongbing, quarantine aspects                 Importation, hair sheep                 Axonopus fissifolius, seed                 Pets                 Bird seed, risks                 Fresh fruit exports - some principles                 Escapes from botanic gardens              IPM examples                 Leaf miners, lettuce                 Banana bunchy top virus                 Mealybugs, banana & rambutan                 Sugarcane moth & weevil borers, PNG                 Community IPM                 RiceIPM                 Plutella, Pacific approaches                 Plutella, management              Storage pests                 Maize & peanuts           Pests Entities              Insects, Spiders Scorpions & Mites                 Mites                    ?Polyphagotarsonemus latus                     Tetranychini, Adenium, Indonesia                    Aceria, coconut2, India                    Mites, taro                    Mites, Caribbean cocounuts                    Mites, chili                    Mites, Dominica coconuts                    Mites, eggplant, Solomon Is                    Mite or thrip, Longan, Vietnam2                    Mites, onion, Vietnam                    Citrus, mottled skin                    ?Erinose mite, soursop                    Gall mite, Ricinus communis                    Scrub mites (chiggers), Caribbean                    ?Rhizoglyphus echinoporus, shallot, Indonesia                    Gall mites, sweet potato                    Tyrophagus sp., Indonesia                    Mites, Palau or DsMV?                 Grasshoppers, Crickets & Locusts                    Mole crickets                    Chromacris sp., locust                    Metarhizium, green muscle, locust                    Teleogryllus oceanicus                    Mole cricket, Gryllotalpidae                    Exuviae cicada nymphs, India                 Weevils                    Sugarcane weevil, Rhabdoscelus obscurus                    Acicnemis sp.                    Oribius sp.                    Daealus tuberosus                    ?Rhabdoscelus, Sago palm                    ?Prosayleus sp.                    Cholina sp.                    Palm weevil                    Oribius control                    Myllocerus ?maculatus                    Weevil in Paraserianthes falcataria                    Nodocnemis sp., Salak, Indonesia                    ?Conotrachelus psidii, guava                    Rhabdoscelus spp., pheromone trapping                    Cylas formicarius, pheromone                    Orchidophilus aterrimus, orchid                    Weevils & beetles, China intercepts                    Bruchids, quarantine treatments                    Sugarcane moth & weevil borers, PNG                    Mango seed weevil                    Rhynchophorus ferrugineus                    Storage pest, Vietnam                 Scales & Mealybugs                    Rhodes grass scale                    Common names                    References for the Pacific                    Vinsonia stellifera                    Egyptian fluted scale, Icerya aegyptiaca                    Pseudococcus solomonensis distribution                    Pulvinaria urbicola                    Chrysomphalus aonidum                    Conchaspis angraeci                    Scales, mealybugs & ants                    Biocontrol: cautions & limitations                    Scale insect on Malphighia                    Thysanococcus pandani, Pandanus                    ?Paracoccus marginatus, Papua New Guinea                    Paracoccus marginatus, Palau                    Paracoccus marginatus, Indinesia                     Paracoccus marginatus, papaya mealybug                    Ceroplastes ceriferus                    Pulvinaria urbicola & ants                    Diaspididae, Latan palm                    ?Pulvinaria psidii                    Coccinella transversalis                     Removing scale insects, banana                    Ceroplastes sp.                    Male scales, mealybugs                    Scale, Securinega samoana                    Pseudococus longispinus                    Nipaecoccus nipae, Fiji                    Coccus celatus, parasitoids                    Mealybugs & soooty mould                    Scale, oil palm, PNG                    Meallybug control - general                    Cryptolaemus predators                    Pink mealybug, Chalcidoidea                    Paracoccus marginatus, CNMI                    ?Aspidiotus, coconuts, Maldives                    Snow scale, banana & citrus                 Aphids, Planthoppers Bugs                    Ricaniidae, planthoppers                    Squash bug2, tobacco, Vietnam                    Tarophagus, Palau                    ?Sogatella, maize cornhopper                    Maruca testularlis                    Stenocranus pacificus                    Aphid, Cook Islands                    Aphis gossypii                    Aphis gossypii, tobacco, Vietnam                    Brachyplatys sp.                    Stephanitis typica                     Dysdercus & Amorbus                    Paracoleotichus sordidus                     Remaudiereana nigriceps                    Unidet bug, FSM                    Belostoma ?indicum                    Aphids, Nasonavia ribis-nigri                    Cimex, bedbug                    Cydnid bug, Vietnam                    Mosquito bug, tea                    Leptocorisa acuta, rice bug, PNG                    Nezara viridula                    ?Chrysocoris, Scutelleridae, mango                    Pyrrhocorid, India                    Pyrrhocorids, coriander & tomato, India                    Nilaparvata lugens, Cambodia                    Calidea dregei, Jatropha, Malaysia                    Hemipteran, Jatropha, India                    Riptortus sp., Jatropha                    Bugs, Cambodia                    ?Brevicoryne brassicae, Falkland Is                    Pentalonia nigronervosa, Pakistan                    Idioscopus nitidulus, mango flowers, Indonesia                    Idioscopus, Calophyllum, Indonesia                    Myllocerus, mango, Pakistan                    Planthopper, sugarcane, Vietnam                 Beetles                    Chaetocnema confinis (Flea beetles)                     Anthrenus, beetle from Cook Islands                    Flea beetle, Jatropha, Guinea                    Bruchid, French Polynesia                    Orchidophilus aterrimus (orchid beetle)                    Papuana beetle information                    Papuana beetle & legumes                    Papuana beetle & coleus                    Bookworms unknown                    Chrysomelids: sugarcane flowers                    Diobrotica undecimpunctata                    Callirhipis femorata                    Platyzosteria soror                    ?Sessinia livida                    ?Platyzosteria nitida                    ?Uloma sp.                    Swietenia mahagoni, borers                    Nisotra basselae                    Henosepilachna pusillanima                    Pachydissus sp., mangrove                    ?Coelopsis sp. Guyana                    Pycnoscelus surinamensis, cockroach                    Rice pests, Trinidad                    Brontispa sp.                       Brontispa sp., Mexico                       Brontispa sp., Hispine beetle                    Chafer, coconuts                    Chafer, coconuts                    Chafer, Cetoniinae, Ethiopia                    Sinoxylon spp., Jamaica                    Coccinellids on cyperus aphid                    Pentatomid, Fiji                    Carpophilus, Nitidulidae                    Phola octodecimguttata                    Cerembycids                       Cerembycids, Vietnam                       Coconut Kosrae (Prioninae)                       Cerembycids, Ethiopia                       Acalolepta, Samoa                       Cerambycid larvae, St Lucia                       Semanotus bifasciatus, Fiji (interception)                       Crinotarsus plagiatus, eggplant, Fiji                       Megacerisium horni, citrus, PNG                    Altica sp.                    Henosepilachna sp.                    Dinoderus sp.                    Unidet beetle, Maldives                    Papuana beetle                       Papuana beetle, Kiribati                    Cerambycid, Ethipoa                    Sphaerotrypes, Vietnam                    Coccinellids, Maldives                    Oxycetonia versicolor                    Zabrotes subfasciatus                    ?Hypocisseis sp.                    Unidet beetle, Malaysia                    Scarabaeid, Ethiopia                    Tenebrionid, Guam                    Medythia suturalis, Indonesia                    Anthribid, Maldives                    Eurydema pulchrum                     Microprius, Vietnam                    Typophorus, Trinidad                    Nitidulid & bee, Jamaica                    Prioninae, Guyana                    ?Brontispa sp., Mexico                    Hypothenemus hampei, Lao                    Cerambycidae                       Bamboo, Brazil                    Tenebrionid, oil palm                    Gabonia, Jatropha, Zambia                    Diplopter punctata, Vietnam                    ?Carpophilus, Hibiscus, Cook Is                    Bruchids, tarmarind                    Eumolpine, mango, Trinidad                    Podgrica, Jatropha, Uganda                    Staphynillids, Falkland Islands                    Aphthona sp., cucumber, FSM                    Oryctes rhinoceros                       Pheromone                       Outbreak in Guam                       Detection methods for virus                    Riptortus sp., trap crop                    Hypothenemus hampei, traps                    Coccinellids                       Coccinellids ex palms, Caribbean                       Menochilus & lacewing larvae, Vietnam                       Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, breadfruit, Maldives                    Pycnoscelus indicus, eggplant, Guam                    Aulacophora                       Aulacophora spp.                       Aulacophora sp., PNG                    Rice storage pests, Maldives                    Ahasverus, stored product beetle, Tuvalu                    Bostrychid, wood, Cambodia                    Myllocerus, Mango, Pakistan                 Moths & butterflies                    Sesamia grisescens on sugarcane                    ?Cyana, oil palm, PNG                    Monarch butterflies in the Pacific                    Achaea janata                    Achaea janata, Euphorbia, Seychelles                    Thyas miniacea                    Lamprosema diemenalis(?)                    Theretra nessus                    Agrius convolvuli                    Abraxas sp. & ?Lymantria                    Macroglossum hirundo                    Gnathothlibus erotus                    Glyphipterigidae: yam leaf miner                    Hippotion velox                    Chrysodeixis eriosoma.                    Acherontia atropos, Death's head moth                    Daphnis sp.                    Erionota thrax, Banana skipper                    Melanchroia chephise                    Ophiusa (Anua) coronata                     Caterpillar of Yucca elephantipes                    Opogona sacchari, Yucca                    Caterpillars, Vanilla Madagascar                    Euproctis fraterna, Maldives                     Caterpillar of Yucca                    ?Spodoptera, banana                    Conogethes punctiferalis, ginger                    Limacodidae, slug caterpillar                    Conogethes punctiferalis, Guava                    Lettuce caterpillars, Maldives                    Sesamia cretica: maize borer                    Slug caterpillars, Limacididae2                       Scopelodes sp.                       Thosea sinensis                       Phobetron, Trinidad                    Fruit piercing moths                       General, biology & control                       Eudocima fullonia                       Fruit piercing moth & Erythrina gall wasp                       Tomatoes, FSM                       On Terminlia and other hosts                       Research in the Pacific                       Citrus, Papua New Guinea                    Hyblaea sanguinea                    Spodoptera picta                    Acria sp.                    Nacoleia octasema                    Spodoptera spp.                       Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus                    Melanitis leda                    Nyctemera baulus                     Acharia sp.                    Darna sp.                     Darna furva, slug caterpillar, Maldives                    Hesperiidae species                    Hippontion sp.                    Spodoptera species                       Spodoptera ?litura                       Spodoptera litura, tobacco, Vietnam                    Agrius species                       Agrius convolvulii                       Agrius convolvuli, Vanuatu                       Agrius ?cingulata                    Hydriris (Antiercta) sp.                    Streblote sp.                    Streblote sp.                    Stauropus sp., Acacia                    Pyralid moths, herbal medicines                    Opisinia arenosella                    Opisinia arenosella                    Unidet moth, Vietnam                    Cryptophlebia pallifimbriata                    Moths, Solomon Islands                    Bagworm, oil palm                    Nyctemera baulus                    Hippontion ?velox                    Lymantriid or Limacodid, Tectona                      Orgyia postica, oil palm, PNG                    Limacodidae, Maldives                    Gracillariidae, Palmyra atoll                    Theretra nessus, Pacific distribution                    Rare butterfly, Fiji                    Phalera, Acacia Vietnam                    Polynesian Chestnut borer                    Heliothis pheromone                    Bagworm, oil palm2                    Cephanotes sp., Bee hawkmoth                    Bagworm, on Saraca indica                    Psilogramma menephron, privet hawk moth                    Mango moth, French Polynesia                    Pterophorus, White plume moth, sweet potato                    Plutella, DBM                       Plutella, use of net houses                       Plutella (DBM), Pacific approaches                       Plutella (DBM), management                    Caterpillar, Woodfordia, India                    Intsia, Tortricidae, Guam                    Lymantriidae, Jatropha                    ?Onchyrotica concursa, PNG                    ?Onchyrotica concursa, PNG                    Conogethes punctiferalis, pheromone                    Sesamia cretica, maize borer                    Heliothis sp., pheromone                    Heliothis armigera, tobacco, Vietnam                    Pyralid moths, herbal medicines                    Theretra nessus. Pacific distribution                    ?Euproctis, Philippines                    Epermenia sp., Laos                    Blister miner, Acrocercops sp.                    Geometrid moth, Cook Islands                       Diaphania or Leucinodes, eggplant, Seychelles                    Coffee hawkmoth, Cephonodes, Vietnam                 Whiteflies                    Lecanoideus floccissimus                    Biocontrol whiteflies, Bemesia tobacci                    Whiteflies & Rats on Tikopea                    Bemisia tabaci type B                    Orange spiny whitefly                    Whitefly distribution, Pacific                    Whitefly, Papaya                    Plant derived products                       Plant (cooking) oil                    Aleurotrachelus trachoides, FSM                    Aleyrodidae, Aleurodinae                    Aleurotrachelus trichoides, biocontrol kava, FSM                    Parasitised Bemisia, Vietnam                 Sandflies                    Ceratopogonidae                    Sandflies, general                 Leaf miners                    IPM lettuce                 Ants, bees, wasps & sawflies                    Wasmannia auropunctata                    Polistes spp.                    Sawfly, Perga sp.                    Polistes exclamans                    Oecophylla smaragdina                    Meteorus pulchricornis, Brachonidae                    An encyrtid wasp, houselfy                    Crazy ants                    Sceliphron sp.                    Lithurgus scabrosus, Cook Is.                    Lithurgus scabrosus, FSM                    Termites                       Termites, Bolivia                       Mastotermes darwineansis                        Termites, Vanuatu                       ?Coptotermes, Fiji                    Monomorium, Cook Islands                    Dryinid wasp on taro, Cook Islands                    Bee, wild & domesticated                    Nitidulid & bee, Jamaica                    Quadrastichus erythrinae                       Impact on fruit piercing moth                       Quadrastichus erythrinae                       Quadrastichus erythrinae, Pacific                       Eurytoma erythinae, parasitoid                       Erythina gall wasps, first reports                       Erythrina gall wasp, parasitoid post-release                    Crazt ants, containers                    Parasitic wasps, Heliothis, tobacco                    Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa                    Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa, China                 Spiders                    Lampona cylindrata, stowaway                    Salticidae, jumping spider                    Red back spiders                    Latrodectus sp., Maldives                    Liocheles australasiae, bark scorpion,                     Scorpion2, Samoa                    Latrodectus ?mactans                    Argiope, Jatropha                    Scorpion1, Samoa                 Bookworms                 Thrips                    Thrips on eggplant                    Frankliniella occidentalis                    Thrip on cucumber                    Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis                    ?Hibiscus thrip                    Selenothrips rubrocinctus                    Scirothrips dorsalis                    ?Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis, avocado                    Gynaikothrips, banyan, FSM                    Thrips, culantro, Guam                    Thrips or mite, Longan, Vietnam                 Flies                    Oxycarenus sp.                    Beetle fly (Celyphidae)                    Acalyptrate fly                     ?Anthomyia bisetosa                    Leptocoris, Rhopalidae                    Flies, Guam                    Philornis downsi                     Unidet bug, Ehretia                    ?Oebalus sp. Vietnam                    Eristalis sp., India                    Parasitoids                       Ichneumon fly                       Coccus celatus, parasitoids2                       Opius, Philippines                       Coccus celatus, parasitoids1                       Eurytoma erythinae, Erythrina gall wasp                    Hermetia illucens                    ?Hermetia sp., St Lucia                    Fruit fly                       Paraceratitella eurycephala, Capparis mitchellii                        Betel nut, fruit fly host                       Bactrocera sp., Vietnam                       Bactrocera2, Vietnam                       Bactrocera3, Vietnam                       Bactrocera4, Vietnam                       Bactrocera5, Vietnam                       Papaya, Indonesia                       Orange, Spain                       Biological control                       Raising Bactrocera umbrosa                       Risks: B melanotus on mango                       Drosophila suzukii, biology & spread                    Fly predating whitefly, Vietnam                    Cecidomyid fly, Coccinia grandis, India                 Psyllids                    Megatrioza vitiensis                    Heteropsylla & Mesohomotoma                    Heteropsylla spinulosa                 Insect surveys                    Maskelyne Islands, Vanuatu                    PukaPuka Atoll, Cook Islands                    Whitefly distribution, Pacific                    Herbs, Malaysia                    Solomon Islands                       Moths & Butterflies                       'Worms'                       Insects of Solomon Islands1                       Scales & aphid                 Earwigs                    Chelisoches, China                    Forficula auricularia, earwig                    Chelisoches morio                 Mayflies                    Mayfly iinformation                 Booklice                    Psocids, lettice                    Psocid webbing                 Millipedes & centipedes                    Scutigera sp.                 Lacewings                    Menochilus & lacewing larvae, Vietnam              Fungi                 Anthracnose, mango                 ?Fungal spots on mangrove                 Culture techniques: Paecilomyces                 Casuarina equisetifolia: unknown problem                 ?Marasmiellus: banana Pohnpei                 ?Pythium root rot: Xanthosoma                 Freckle disease of banana                 Cordana musae plus, Papua New Guinea                  Bananas resistant to Black Sigatoka                 Athelia rofsii                 Breadfruit trunk rot                 Anthracnose of papaya                 ?Deightoniella & Pyricularia                 ?Sclerotium cepivorum                 Papaya wilts & fruit fall                 ?Corticium salmonicolor                 ?Amrmillaria sp., Lychee                 ?Armillaria sp.                 Gummy stem blight                 Volvariella, Solomon Islands                 Papaya wilt, ?Phytophthora                 Gummy stem blight, Cucumber                 Rusts: quarantine implications                 ?Ganoderma, Casuarina dieback                 Phytophthora, Morinda                 Synchitrium psophocarpi, false rust                 Damping off, taro                 Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense                 Marasmiellus inoderma                 Ceratocystis paradoxa                  ?Rhizoctonia                 Phellinus sp.                 Leaf spots, rice                 Pseudocercospora panacis                 Leaf spots, noni                 Leaf spots, noni                 Asperisoprium carica                 Asperisoprium carica                 Plumeria rust, Thailand                 Pineapple heart rot, Guyana                 Undiagnosed fungu