Anthurium Pest

  The black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichoff), bores into leaf and flower petioles. The affected leaf is clorotic and has a necrotic segment where the borer entered. Black twig borers may also bore into the stem, resulting in the death of the plant. The black twig borer is widely distributed and occurs in Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malasia, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, tropical Africa, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Hawai'i. Black twig borers have been known to attack over 100 species of plants in 44 families, including avocado, citrus, cacao, coffee, hibicus, lychee, macadamia, orchids, pikake, and red ginger.

  An effective method of control is field sanitation along with an effctive insecticide program. The infectided petioles should be removed from the field and destroyed by burning or burying. Infected petioles remaining in the feilds may remain active in reestablishment of the pest.

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