Mandari 4509558 133330747 2007-05-25T03:23:10Z Drinibot 1124563 "Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 May 16 ":Plant diseases -> Plant pathogens and diseases [[Image:CoconutMandari.JPG|thumb|Coconuts affected by ''mandari'' disease - a scene from [[Kannur]], [[Kerala]]]] '''Mandari''' is a term used in [[Malayalam]] language to denote a disease caused by [[eriophyid]] mite ''[[Eriphyes guerreronis]]'' and affecting [[coconut]] trees. The word also is used to denote the mite itself. The disease was first noticed in [[Mexico]] in 1965 and later in various countries such as [[Cameroon]] (in 1967), [[Colombia]] (1971), [[Cuba]] (1972), [[Ivory Coast]] (1975), [[Puerto Rico]] (1977), [[Dominica]] (1980), [[Brazil]] (1989) and [[Costa Rica]](1990). {{plant-disease-stub}} [[Category:Plant pathogens and diseases]] [[Category:Acari]]