Red Palm Mite Raoiella indica Hirst
(Acari: Tenuipalpidae)

Red Palm Mite Updates

• Nursery Industry Update 15 May 2009
• FDACS Memo to RPM Host Plant Shippers - Texas Quarantine
• Texas Department Of Agriculture Issues Quarantine To Prevent Spread Of Red Palm Mite From Florida
• UF/IFAS Raoiella indica (Prostigmata: Tenuipalpidae): The Red Palm Mite: A Potential Invasive Pest of Palms and Bananas and Other Tropical Crops of Florida
• Red Palm Mite Survey in Southern Florida 2009 (2.8MB)
• Press Release - Red Palm Mite Infestation Identified in Pam Beach Gardens
• Red Palm Mite Pest Alert
• UF-IFAS Red Palm Mite Sample Submission and Management
• Samples must be in alcohol, DO NOT submit live samples
• Sample Submission Form Instructions
• Sample Submission Form
• Red Palm Mite Informational Handout (406KB)
• Red Palm Mite Pest Bulletin (95KB)
• UF-IFAS Pest Alert
• Disposal of Plant Material
  • Double bag and place in household garbage
  • Landscape and lawn maintenance companies should tarp plant material for transport