FL Commissioner’s Spotlight
by Cindy – December 31st, 2007
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the recent detection of the red palm mite on a coconut palm in Palm Beach County. This is the first confirmed report of this serious plant pest in the United States.
More information about the red palm mite can be found on the web site of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry.
Report (1:00 mp3)
