Official Pest Report
Official Pest Reports are provided by National Plant Protection Organizations within the NAPPO region. These Pest Reports are intended to comply with the International Plant Protection Convention's Standard on Pest Reporting, endorsed by the Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures in March 2002.
Detection of the banana rust mite, Phyllocoptruta musae (Keifer), in banana production units in the municipality of Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico.
Detection of the banana rust mite, Phyllocoptruta musae (Keifer), in banana production units in the municipality of Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico.
Country: Mexico
Title:
Detection of the banana rust mite, Phyllocoptruta musae (Keifer), in banana production units in the municipality of Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico.
Contact:
MBiotech. Francisco Ramírez y Ramírez, Plant Health General Director, Tel.: + 52 (55) 59 05 10 00, Ext. 51320, francisco.ramirez@senasica.gob.mx
Report:
As part of the Phytosanitary Epidemiological Surveillance Program and the Campaign against banana moko disease, plants with suspicious symptoms of Phyllocoptruta musae (Keifer) were detected on December 18, 202. The plants showed browning and necrosis on the leaf surface in a production orchard in the municipality of Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico.
The National Service for Agri-Food Health, Safety and Quality, through the Plant Health Directorate, has immediately implemented surveillance, delimitation, sampling, and phytosanitary management for Phyllocoptruta musae (Keifer).
Based on this and according to International Plant Protection Convention Standards for Phytosanitary Measures 8 and 9, Phyllocoptruta musae (Keifer) is considered a transient, quarantine pest that is present.
Posted Date: Jan. 16, 2026, 3:59 p.m.