Category: Insects/Pests/Diseases

SOLOMON ISLANDS 2013 BIO-SECURITY ACT ENACTED
Agriculture

SOLOMON ISLANDS 2013 BIO-SECURITY ACT ENACTED

admin- March 25, 2015

Birds that are prohibited under the Bio-Security Act to be pests. Photo credit: SIBC. The Solomon Islands 2013 Bio-Security Act has been enacted. The Minister ... Read More

VECTOR BORNE DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM VOWS TO FIGHT MALARIA
Honiara City Council

VECTOR BORNE DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM VOWS TO FIGHT MALARIA

admin- March 9, 2015

Malaria Mosquito. Photo credit: www.simpsonstreetfreepress.org The Honiara City Council Vector Borne Disease Control Program vows to 'strive and reduce Malaria cases' in its main Malaria ... Read More

FARMERS WORRIED OVER PRESENCE OF DEADLY COCONUT BEETLE
Agriculture

FARMERS WORRIED OVER PRESENCE OF DEADLY COCONUT BEETLE

admin- January 25, 2015

An example of how the beetle can destroy coconut fronds. Photo credit: MAL. Coconut Plantation owners in North Guadalcanal are concerned by the recent announcement ... Read More

AGRICULTURE SET UP TASK FORCE TO HUNT AND DESTROY PEST
Agriculture

AGRICULTURE SET UP TASK FORCE TO HUNT AND DESTROY PEST

admin- January 19, 2015

An example of how the beetle can destroy coconut fronds. Photo credit: MAL. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has set up a task force ... Read More

WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS COCONUT BEETLE NOW IN SOLOMONS
Agriculture

WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS COCONUT BEETLE NOW IN SOLOMONS

admin- January 17, 2015

The Oryctes Rhinoceros. Photo credit: allgenusbeetlefansindonesia.blogspot.com The world’s most deadly coconut rhinoceros beetle known as Oryctes rhinoceros has been confirmed to be present in Honiara. ... Read More