PMSP for Banana Production in Hawaii

Priorities

Category Rank Pest Type Pest Crop Stage Priority
Extension/Outreach 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Identification guides for all banana crop pest species.
Extension/Outreach 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Conduct on-farm training to recognize key pests.
Extension/Outreach 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Disseminate information regarding Banana Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Extension/Outreach 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Homeowner training for recognition of Banana Bunchy Top and what to do if discovered.
Extension/Outreach 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Training in proper field sanitation for reduction of pest pressure.
Extension/Outreach 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Hawaii Visitor Bureau education to keep out infected diseases (e.g. Panama wilt, Banana scab moth)
Extension/Outreach 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Educate regulators regarding pest management challenges in bananas.
Extension/Outreach 8 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Training sessions on how to grow, manage, and conserve on-farm natural enemy populations.
Regulatory 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Quarantine, eradication, and regulatory actions for Banana Bunchy Top disease in homeowner gardens.
Regulatory 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Overcome quarantine and regulatory hurdles associated with shipping bananas to California.
Regulatory 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Strengthen State of Hawaii quarantine of incoming plants and planting material so that the possibility of introducing new banana pests is minimized.
Regulatory 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Change Hawaii laws and regulations to allow for import of beneficial insects and insect pathogens (natural enemies) for control of key pests.
Regulatory 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Register pipeline management materials in a timely fashion.
Regulatory 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Allow registration of pesticides under Section 18 (Specific or Crisis Exemption) for resistance management.
Regulatory 8 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Take a proactive (pre-emptive) approach to registering more pest management tools and options.
Regulatory 9 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Waiver of licensing fees for new, low-impact (low non-target, mammalian toxicity) chemical and beneficial control organisms
Research 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop resistance to Banana Bunchy Top disease.
Research 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop strategies for vector control of Banana Bunchy Top disease.
Research 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop strategies for control of Banana Rust Thrips.
Research 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop control strategies for nematodes; specifically register new chemical products
Research 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Amend Hawaii Revised Statues to allow for registration of new chemistry pesticides in the state.
Research 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Investigate compost production as a control for nematodes.
Research 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop economic and action thresholds for key pests.
Research 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Investigate selective grassy weed controls/herbicides for new plantings.
Research 8 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Investigate resistance management tools.
Research 9 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Research on lower irradiation dose rates for banana disinfestation.
Research 10 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Quarantine treatments for bananas.