The Tropical Fruit Forum

Last year I was buying Mangos from small Kona growers to acquire fresh seed for rootstock and pig out on delicious Kona Mangos. The ones from Kailua Kona proper (3 different places)  75lbs total had 25% damage from the seed weevil. Keitt and Haden. The ones gifted from a friend in Mauna Lani (Brooks Late) were clean 0%. As far as I know the Mango Seed Weevil couldn't care less re. cvs. I am guessing this is a common problem in Kailua Kona during harvest season due to the close proximity of trees and rotten fruit left on the ground.? It is a good sized  1/4" beetle and a pretty good flyer. Some emerged ones were buzzing my kitchen where my seeds were drying until I caught on to the problem. Weird how they don't really affect the fruit quality.

Mangos have very soft wood and are easy targets for beetles. A stumped tree struggling to regrow even more so. The sap is a sign of boring and a defense mechanism .There is a  Mango Borer //Batocera rufomaculata  that killed a 4 foot tree of mine. You might want to consider spraying Sevin on the trunk to stop further damage. Sevin (carbamate) is very effective at killing beetles.

I am in Kalopa// 1150' elevation about 1/2 mile mauka of  Hwy 19 just before Honokaa as the crow flies.
Not sure whats going on with Lani and Jeff's Tropical Abundance Nursery website but their Cl ad is https://honolulu.craigslist.org/big/grd/d/hilo-large-grafted-keitt-mango/7824542777.html Their nursery/ farm is about 8 miles north of Hilo.

Small world// next time you talk to him give him cheers from E Schott/ P Kincaid/ D Tomfohr/ M Garrison F Trudsell Phd. UH Trop Ag class of 1982.
Three of 4 still farming DT gardening. Watermelon planting coming soon.

I am not clear on if it has ever flowered and if so was it a little or a lot. If it not setting fruit after flowering there could be many reasons.
Lack of H20/ too much H20 / wind/ fungus/ not hot enough/ too much shade/ nutrient issues/ no pollinators/ etc etc.

Mango Loa Project is on the dry side of Kauai, he's put a ton of effort into a high density orchard. If I remember right he's working off of a grant on leased land. If he is able to keep them properly irrigated the only worries will be rats and birds.

I am rounding out my collection of Mangos that will do well here in Kalopa and had the pleasure of visiting Lani at she and Tim's Tropical Abundance Nursery near Paipaikou to pick up a couple Kuini trees. Lan'i is focusing on Mango cv's that do well in wetter tropical climates plus mangifira Lalijiwa, odorata, rubropetala and casturi , she even has her own creation made from budwood from a legendary tree in Hilo she calls Iwalani.
Successfully growing Mangos on the North Hilo/ Hamakua coast has it's challenges but can be done at the right elevation= sea level to 1500.
Tropical Abundance Nursery can be found at www.tropicalabundance.com. 808 987 8126

There is no doubt this avo is higher in antioxidants, I think you are on to something here ,"Avo Super"

She is right covid is no joke, for some people it results in a low grade long term infection that is life altering. Getting vaxed is a personal choice but it is real and can be really bad. I chose not to be vaxed and am glad I did, but I don't spend much time around large groups of people. We won't know for decades the long term effects of the "experimental" covid vaccine.

Coside is one product// Badge X2 Copper Hydroxide really sticks. It is all about timing,  spray upon panicle emergence and then 2wks later and then after set.. Azoxystrobin actually is more effective // trade name Heritage SC. not cheap but works ,systemic fungicide works on PMildew as well.
Just follow the directions,use a sticker for best results drench the entire tree.

Didn't think of that, I guess if you have uninfected plant mtl and keep it screened that would work. There is a millionaire in Kohala Estates who has a giant screened poly house with mangos inside. A few years ago I tried that with my cannabis it kept every thing out except the 2 spotted spider mite. Funny how $ solves many problems. Really sad how modern agriculture is increasingly moving indoors.

Kinda wondering if any hobbyists on this forum has encountered this in their  backyards yet.  AKA / Citrus Greening Disease
Wondering if maybe USDA / Fla. St, Dept of Ag  is stepping up to save the industry. 
Pretty sure death nell there for Fla Citrus.   next Ca... headed to Hawaii zero doubt.
Maybe contact congressional reps and demand exemptions to USDA /UDAID cuts to research and plant quarantine.