Save Palm Trees from Weevil Devils
Select Language
-
-
Login
-
Recent Posts
Categories
-
Recent Comments
- MoniqueE on New Report of Pest from Curacao
- Mo.max1 on Curative methods
- Dr Vidyasagar on Introduction
- Erik2411 on Introduction
- Dr Vidyasagar on Detecton of pest damage
Tags
Album pics chemical control coconut palm damage control control methods damage damage symptoms date palm Date palm damage detection of pest early infestations identification of pest integrated pest management Introduction of palm weevil Introduction of palm weevils King Saud University management Management methods monitoring pest Nature & mechanism of damage palm weevils identification Pheromone pheromone traps rating infestations rearing red palm weevil photos Red Palm Weevil Research Chair red palm weevil videos RPW management Saudi Arabia species distribution symptoms TrappingRandom Posts
Damage
Almost the entire damage is caused by the larvae that feed on the inner tissues of host palm near the crown or some part of the trunk region. In coconut the damage is towards the upper portion of trunk but in date palm the damage is more at the base of the trunk. The external symptoms producHost plants
R. ferrugineus is essentially a pest of palms, being recorded on Areca catechu, Arenga pinnata, Cocos nucifera, Borassus flabellifer, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix sylvestris, Phoenix canariensis, Elaeis guineensis, Calamus merillii, Caryota maxima, Caryota cumingii, Corypha gebanga, Corypha elata, LMonitoring of pest
Coconut palm monitoring: The palms in the age group of 5-20 years should be regularly surveyed for identifying any infestation. This has to be done atleast once in a month. Date palm monitoring: In date palm gardens, young palms should be checked thoroughly. Palms with offshoots on the stem shPheromone Trapping
Attract and Kill Taking advantage of the adult weevils attraction to the fermenting liquids especially sap from the palm, a poisonous broth was used to bait and kill the weevils the past. This techniques was continuously refined and sugarcane baited traps were successfully used for collectionWeevil Species & Dristribution
1. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv - Asia, Africa, Europe 2. Rhynchophorus palmarum (L) - Mexico, Central and South America 3. Rhynchophorus cruentatus (F) - Florida, the coast of south-eastern USA, South Carolina to Texas 4. Rhynchophorus vulneratus PanzRed Palm Weevil Videos
Tail piece
Before I conclude, the management of red palm weevil is possible only with the cooperation of growers, farmers, governemental departments, dedicated researchers, policy makers and research organizations. Today the world we live in is like a global village. If somewhere some new pest or emerging
