"The exotic nature of the mealy bug and the known effective natural enemy . . . indicate that classical biological control would be the most appropriate long-term strategy, " she said.
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Since its discovery in 1994, the mealy bug has destroyed thousands of acres of cash crops and virtually wiped out Grenada's lucrative cocoa industry and threatens to destroy the nutmeg crop.
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Grenada has had this year its best cocoa harvest since the industry collapsed in the 1970s, but the presence of the mealy bug is hurting the industry's chances to market the product.
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The mealy bug, an inch-long ( 2.5-centimeter-long ) worm, releases a white powdery substance that has destroyed more than 125 types of plants, fruits and vegetables in Grenada, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago.
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The mealy bug, an inch-long worm, releases a white powdery substance that has destroyed so far more than 125 types of plants, fruits and vegetables in Grenada, Barbados and in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Bans are already in place for produce from the Caribbean countries of St . Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and St . Lucia, where the mealy bug has caused extensive damage.
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The mealy bug, an inch-long ( 2 . 5-centimeter-long ) worm, releases a white powdery substance that has destroyed more than 125 types of plants, fruits and vegetables in Grenada, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago.
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The Anagryus Kamali wasp, a parasite that feeds on the pink mealy bug, is being reared here and released into areas heavily infected by the worm, Pest Management Officer Dale Ellis told The Associated Press.
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Also threatening the industry are a glut of cocoa on world markets that is driving down prices, reductions in European price subsidies and damage to crops by the mealy bug, a parasitic insect, Grenade said.
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Cottony cushion scale or mealy bugs often protected and " herded " by ants exude a sticky, sweet " honeydew " which can mildew leaves and be a minor annoyance by dripping on cars and furniture.
