Coconut Beetle - Natural Resources and Environment Ecosystem Protection and Development. Country/Territory American Samoa (USA) Document type Legislation Date 1962 (1980) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Pests/diseases Inspection Data collection/reporting Plant protection Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Chapter aims at the prevention and eradication of coconut beetle. Every person who owns land or is in possession of land shall keep the land free and clear of all rotten wood, decayed logs and stumps, coconut husks heaps of rotten grass or leaves and decayed rubbish of any kind. Local authorities shall regularly inspect all lands and plantations within a village on the presence of coconut beetle, and shall report in writing on their findings to the District Governor. Regular searches for coconut beetles shall be carried out by all non-exempt male inhabitants of the village. (7 sections) Full text English Website www.asbar.org