Observed on coconut. (Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA); Lawyers Mountain, on coconut. It is likely that red palm mite is widely distributed in Montserrat. ([Malumpy 2019] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
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Invasive / Widely Native To West Indies And Mainland ([Malumpy 2019] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
The fronds of many palms in all areas visited exhibited chlorosis which may be due in part to Red palm mite feeding. It shows a preference for arecaceae but also feeds on Musaceae, Heliconiaceae, Zingiberaceae and Strelitziaceae. ([Malumpy 2019] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
Native to Middle East but now widespread across Asia and Africa. (Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA); It was first reported in the New World in Martinique (Flechtmann & Étienne, 2004) and has since spread rapidly throughout the Caribbean archipelago into Southern Florida and South America. ([Malumpy 2019] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
FERA and Animal & Plant Health Agency (Unknown) Plants hosting non-native insect species.; Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA; [Malumpy 2019] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset;