The Silent Threat to Kenya’s Avocado Industry: How Koppert is Leading the Fight Against Persea Mite (Oligonychus perseae).

was first described in 1975 from specimens found on Mexican avocado plant material intercepted in Texas. It Spread from Mexico, the USA (California, Florida) [...] Israel, Spain, and other avocado-growing regions. In Africa, it was first detected in Morrocco in 2019 (EPPO, 2019). It is likely spread through various [...] Persea mite ( Oligonychus perseae ) . This mite was first detected in Nakuru County in Novemebr 2023 , and has since rapidly spread to other key avocado-growing