00628nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100002300019245010600042260007200148300001000220520026900230583001900499 a07.07.05 G8545 aGriffith, Reginald aProblem of the coconut mite Eriophyes guerreronis Keifer in the coconut groves of Trinidad and Tobago bMinistry of Agriculture, Lands and Food ProductionaPort of SpainTT a19 p. aOutlines characteristics of coconut mite and economic effects of its distribution. Describes movement of mite in Trinidad and Tobago by water, wind, and insect dispersal. Discusses methods of control and eradication using a systematic acarricide and vamidothion. c3/7/00kM2LMGR