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Bwa-yo - Société Audubon Haiti

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160 Pests and Diseases<br />

Species: Bucida buceras L.<br />

Creole Name: bwa grigri<br />

Family: Combretaceae<br />

Insect Pests: An unidentified mite species causes horn-shaped gall in the Caribbean. A<br />

whitefly (Aleurodicus dispersus) attacks the tree in Florida. Marine borers (Toredo spp.)<br />

and wet-wood termites (Nasutitermes spp.) attack the wood in Puerto Rico.<br />

Reference: Francis, 1989a.<br />

Species: Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg.<br />

Creole Name: gomye<br />

Family: Burseraceae<br />

Insect Pests: Several species of Homoptera feed on leaves and twigs in Puerto Rico.<br />

Ambrosia beetles (Xyleborus spp. and Platypus spp.) attack green logs in Puerto Rico.<br />

Powder post beetles (Lyctus spp.) attack seasoned lumber. Wood borers (Lagochirus<br />

araneiformis L.) feed on live and dead wood in Puerto Rico. Termites (Incisitermes snyderi<br />

Light, Cryptotermes brevis Walker, Nasutitermes costalis Holmgren, and<br />

Neotermes castaneus) attack both live and dead wood in the Caribbean.<br />

Reference: Francis, 1990a.<br />

Species: Byrsonima spicata (Cav.) HBK.<br />

Creole Name: lian towo<br />

Family: Malpighiaceae<br />

Insect Pests: Several species of Coleoptera, Homoptera, and Lepidoptera, including<br />

Megalopye krugii Dewitz, defoliate trees in Puerto Rico. The dry-wood termite<br />

(Cryptotermes brevis Walker) and marine borers (Toredo spp.) attack the wood.<br />

Reference: Francis, 1990b.<br />

Species: Calliandra calothyrsus Meissen<br />

Creole Name: kaliandra<br />

Family: Fabaceae (=Leguminosae)<br />

Insect Pests: A undetermined stem borer, similar to the mahogany shoot borer<br />

(Hypsipyla robusta), attacks the tree in the Philippines.<br />

Reference: Luego, 1989.<br />

Species: Calophyllum calaba L.<br />

Creole Name: damari<br />

Family: Clusiaceae (=Guttiferae)<br />

Insect Pests: Marine borers (Toredo spp.), the dry-wood termite (Cryptotermes brevis<br />

Walker), and the subterranean termites (Heterotermes convexinotatus, H. tennis, and<br />

Nasutitermes corniger) attack the wood in Panama. Neodr<strong>yo</strong>cetes devius attacks the<br />

tree in the Caribbean. An unidentified seed borer has been reported in Puerto Rico.<br />

Thrips cause splotches on leaves and premature defoliation in Puerto Rico.<br />

Diseases: Wilt (Cephalosporium sp.) induces gummosis ofvascular tissue as evidenced<br />

by dry branches in the tree top, followed by chlorotic foliage and death of the tree in<br />

Central America. Thread blight (possibly Corticium stevensii) and a root fungus (possibly<br />

Rosellinia sp.) occur in Trinidad.<br />

References: CATIE, 1992; Weaver, 1990a.

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