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slide1. Sub Regional Office for Eastern Africa (SFE), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Emerging pest issues in Africa: Mango mealybug (Rastrococcus invadens Williams) in Eastern Africa IPPC REGIONAL WORKSHOP FOR AFRICA
21-24 September 2021<br>
slide2. Mango mealybug damage and host range
Impact of mango mealybug in Africa
Response to curb impacts of mango mealybug
The way forward for sustainable management of mango mealybug OUTLINE<br>
slide3. MANGO MEALYBUG DAMAGE AND HOST RANGE<br>
slide4. The Mango Mealybug<br>
slide5. The mango mealybug, known also by its scientific name Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is originated in South-East Asia.
It has been the most important polyphagous pest of horticultural crops since 1982 in West African countries Togo, Benin, Ghana, Côte d’ Ivoire, Nigeria and Senegal.
This emergent plant pest, mango mealybug probably introduced to West Africa on infested plant material.<br>
slide6. DAMAGE AND HOST RANGE
Affects the photosynthetic ability of host plants by releasing a sugary substance that coats the leaves of affected plants which serves as a substrate for sooty mould.
This mould blackens the leaves, leading to reduced productivity of the plant.
Heavily affected plant parts stop growing, and often no new leaves or flowers are produced.<br>
slide7. Mango mealybug has been reported causing 80% of mango yield losses in Ghana and 53% to 100% reduction of total production in Côte d’Ivoire.
The mango mealybug is known to have a host range of over 100 plant species.
However, the mango plant is the preferred host.<br>
slide8. 2. IMPACT OF MANGO MEALYBUG IN AFRICA<br>
slide9. IMPACT OF MANGO MEALYBUG IN AFRICA
The mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams spreads wild in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, and Togo because control effort deployed by each single country is having little impact on their population.
The mango mealybug appeared in 1989 at the eastern border of Côte d’Ivoire and became in less than four years a major constraint to fruit production nation-wide (Hala et al. (2004).<br>
slide10. In Guinea, the area of mango mealybug attacks has widened rapidly to include the four regions of mango production in the country (Traoré, 2001) and Baldé, 2002).
The appearance of the mealy bug in the southern region of Burkina Faso for instance is an indication that the pest came from northern Côte d’Ivoire where it was first reported in the eastern region of that country in 1986 meaning that it probably came from Ghana where the pest was already present in the early 1980s.<br>
slide11. NEW EMERGING PLANT PESTS DETECTED IN EASTERN AFRICA
Mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams was detected in Rwanda (October 2019), and officially reported to IPPC.
There is diagnostic confirmation of the presence of Mango Mealybug in Burundi but official report to the IPPC is pending.
Papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus was detected in Uganda in July 2021, and officially reported to IPPC.
With Rwanda and Burundi, the mango mealybug is now distributed in a total of 13 African nations.<br>
slide12. MANGO MEALYBUG SURVEY RESULTS IN RWANDA
Survey findings in Rwanda revealed that Mango mealybug was already established in three locations:
The Urban centers (Kigali city), East and Southern regions.
No infestation recorded in west and Northern Provinces.
The high infestation was found in urban centers and the Eastern Province.<br>
slide13. Mango mealybug sampled and parasitoids release sites in Rwanda<br>
slide14. 3. RESPONSE TO CURB THE MANGO MEALYBUG<br>
slide15. RESPONSE TO CURB IMPACTS OF MANGO MEALYBUG
The African Union had developed a biological control program for the mango mealybug Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Homoptera: Pseudococcidea) in West Africa.
Rastrococcus invadens has been successfully put under control in Benin, Ghana, Togo, Gabon, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zaire using biological control exerted by two parasitoid wasps, Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) released in the eighties.<br>
slide16. All releases of the parasitoid wasps resulted in successful establishments.
The parasitoid proved to be an effective biological control agent against Rastrococcus invadens Williams by establishing a marked and stable reduction of the pest levels in all the infested zones where it has been released (Agricola et al. 1989; Matokot et al. 1992; Neuenschwander et al., 1994, Boavida et al. 1995).<br>
slide17. To respond to mango mealybug incidences in Rwanda, FAO SFE has developed a Technical Cooperation Programme
TCP/SFE/3801 (E): Enhance the preparedness and response capacity of the countries of the Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa to the mango mealybug (Rastrococcus invadens Williams) (Phase 1), covering three countries (Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda)<br>
slide18. Under this TCP/SFE/3801, the following activities coducted
Preparations of
FAO SFE Technical Brief on Mango Mealybug
Technical Note for the control of mango mealybug (Rastrococcus invadens) in urban and agricultural areas
Survey Guidelines for Mango Mealybug
Recommended Steps-import biocontrol agent
Guide on finding of no significant impact
Guide for preparing Mango Mealybug specimens for laboratory diagnosis<br>
slide19. National mango mealybug taskforces established in the three countries (Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda)
Training of officers in the three countries conducted (both virtual and face to face)
Survey of mango mealybug incidences across the three countries undertaken
Sample collection and identification by the British Natural History Museum in London
Preparation of dossier for importation and releases of two biological control agents: Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Rwanda<br>
slide20. Letter of Agreement with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) for provision of “Biological Control Support for the Management of Mango Mealybug in Eastern Africa”
Letter of Agreement with the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) for provision of “Specialized Taxonomic Training on Mealybugs and Pest Risk Analysis Training for National Plant Protection Organizations in Eastern Africa”
Conduct a biweekly Virtual Tripartite Meeting of TCP/SFE/3801 on Mango Mealybug in Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda (now it is 26th)<br>
slide21. 4. THE WAY FORWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MANGO MEALYBUG<br>
slide22. WAY FORWARD
Invasive insects are non-observing borders pests and consequently should be fought regionally instead of trying to control them at country level
In addition, no single country has the capacities to undertake a meaningful action alone
Establishment of a mass rearing laboratory in Rwanda, to serve as a hub for Eastern Africa<br>
21-24 September 2021<br>
slide2. Mango mealybug damage and host range
Impact of mango mealybug in Africa
Response to curb impacts of mango mealybug
The way forward for sustainable management of mango mealybug OUTLINE<br>
slide3. MANGO MEALYBUG DAMAGE AND HOST RANGE<br>
slide4. The Mango Mealybug<br>
slide5. The mango mealybug, known also by its scientific name Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is originated in South-East Asia.
It has been the most important polyphagous pest of horticultural crops since 1982 in West African countries Togo, Benin, Ghana, Côte d’ Ivoire, Nigeria and Senegal.
This emergent plant pest, mango mealybug probably introduced to West Africa on infested plant material.<br>
slide6. DAMAGE AND HOST RANGE
Affects the photosynthetic ability of host plants by releasing a sugary substance that coats the leaves of affected plants which serves as a substrate for sooty mould.
This mould blackens the leaves, leading to reduced productivity of the plant.
Heavily affected plant parts stop growing, and often no new leaves or flowers are produced.<br>
slide7. Mango mealybug has been reported causing 80% of mango yield losses in Ghana and 53% to 100% reduction of total production in Côte d’Ivoire.
The mango mealybug is known to have a host range of over 100 plant species.
However, the mango plant is the preferred host.<br>
slide8. 2. IMPACT OF MANGO MEALYBUG IN AFRICA<br>
slide9. IMPACT OF MANGO MEALYBUG IN AFRICA
The mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams spreads wild in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, and Togo because control effort deployed by each single country is having little impact on their population.
The mango mealybug appeared in 1989 at the eastern border of Côte d’Ivoire and became in less than four years a major constraint to fruit production nation-wide (Hala et al. (2004).<br>
slide10. In Guinea, the area of mango mealybug attacks has widened rapidly to include the four regions of mango production in the country (Traoré, 2001) and Baldé, 2002).
The appearance of the mealy bug in the southern region of Burkina Faso for instance is an indication that the pest came from northern Côte d’Ivoire where it was first reported in the eastern region of that country in 1986 meaning that it probably came from Ghana where the pest was already present in the early 1980s.<br>
slide11. NEW EMERGING PLANT PESTS DETECTED IN EASTERN AFRICA
Mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams was detected in Rwanda (October 2019), and officially reported to IPPC.
There is diagnostic confirmation of the presence of Mango Mealybug in Burundi but official report to the IPPC is pending.
Papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus was detected in Uganda in July 2021, and officially reported to IPPC.
With Rwanda and Burundi, the mango mealybug is now distributed in a total of 13 African nations.<br>
slide12. MANGO MEALYBUG SURVEY RESULTS IN RWANDA
Survey findings in Rwanda revealed that Mango mealybug was already established in three locations:
The Urban centers (Kigali city), East and Southern regions.
No infestation recorded in west and Northern Provinces.
The high infestation was found in urban centers and the Eastern Province.<br>
slide13. Mango mealybug sampled and parasitoids release sites in Rwanda<br>
slide14. 3. RESPONSE TO CURB THE MANGO MEALYBUG<br>
slide15. RESPONSE TO CURB IMPACTS OF MANGO MEALYBUG
The African Union had developed a biological control program for the mango mealybug Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Homoptera: Pseudococcidea) in West Africa.
Rastrococcus invadens has been successfully put under control in Benin, Ghana, Togo, Gabon, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zaire using biological control exerted by two parasitoid wasps, Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) released in the eighties.<br>
slide16. All releases of the parasitoid wasps resulted in successful establishments.
The parasitoid proved to be an effective biological control agent against Rastrococcus invadens Williams by establishing a marked and stable reduction of the pest levels in all the infested zones where it has been released (Agricola et al. 1989; Matokot et al. 1992; Neuenschwander et al., 1994, Boavida et al. 1995).<br>
slide17. To respond to mango mealybug incidences in Rwanda, FAO SFE has developed a Technical Cooperation Programme
TCP/SFE/3801 (E): Enhance the preparedness and response capacity of the countries of the Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa to the mango mealybug (Rastrococcus invadens Williams) (Phase 1), covering three countries (Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda)<br>
slide18. Under this TCP/SFE/3801, the following activities coducted
Preparations of
FAO SFE Technical Brief on Mango Mealybug
Technical Note for the control of mango mealybug (Rastrococcus invadens) in urban and agricultural areas
Survey Guidelines for Mango Mealybug
Recommended Steps-import biocontrol agent
Guide on finding of no significant impact
Guide for preparing Mango Mealybug specimens for laboratory diagnosis<br>
slide19. National mango mealybug taskforces established in the three countries (Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda)
Training of officers in the three countries conducted (both virtual and face to face)
Survey of mango mealybug incidences across the three countries undertaken
Sample collection and identification by the British Natural History Museum in London
Preparation of dossier for importation and releases of two biological control agents: Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Rwanda<br>
slide20. Letter of Agreement with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) for provision of “Biological Control Support for the Management of Mango Mealybug in Eastern Africa”
Letter of Agreement with the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) for provision of “Specialized Taxonomic Training on Mealybugs and Pest Risk Analysis Training for National Plant Protection Organizations in Eastern Africa”
Conduct a biweekly Virtual Tripartite Meeting of TCP/SFE/3801 on Mango Mealybug in Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda (now it is 26th)<br>
slide21. 4. THE WAY FORWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MANGO MEALYBUG<br>
slide22. WAY FORWARD
Invasive insects are non-observing borders pests and consequently should be fought regionally instead of trying to control them at country level
In addition, no single country has the capacities to undertake a meaningful action alone
Establishment of a mass rearing laboratory in Rwanda, to serve as a hub for Eastern Africa<br>