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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Kalo Production <br /> <br /> is in serious decline <br /> <br /> 16 - <br /> 14 <br /> <br /> N 12 <br /> C <br /> O <br /> = 10 <br /> E 8 <br /> rn <br /> v 6 • <br /> C ~ <br /> 7 <br /> O 4 <br /> a <br /> 2 <br /> • <br /> 0 <br /> Date 1948 1953 1980 lU6? 2005 <br /> DATE 1650 1900 111-t 1 2006 <br /> CULTIVATED 20,000 1,300 920 360 <br /> ACRES <br /> IN KALO <br /> .s <br /> <br /> Biological Threats to <br /> <br /> <br /> Kalo Production <br /> <br /> • Kalo Leaf Blight <br /> - fungal disease introduced in 1920s <br /> <br /> - devastating losses to many Hawaiian varieties, resulting in permanent <br /> loss <br /> - production losses of over 30% annually <br /> <br /> • Pocket Rot <br /> - fungal disease introduced in 1990s <br /> - farm losses of over 50% on Kauai <br /> - significant reason for reduced production today <br /> <br /> • Apple Snail <br /> introduced in 1989 for the restaurant trade <br /> <br /> - found its way into all the kalo wetland production areas <br /> - accounts for losses in excess of 50% if not controlled <br /> <br /> • Other Pests <br /> - aphids <br />