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The Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv (Curculionidae:Coleoptera) has assumed the status of a ubiquitous, major pest of economically important palms like coconut, date, oil palm in recent years. Originally hailing from India or South Asia this menace has spread to countries in Middle EHost 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, LCurative methods
Once the damage is identified based on symptoms, it is important to take up plant protection measures at the earliest. Usually the damaged tissue is removed and a suitable pesticide is applied to the damaged part. The part of damaged stem is drilled with a few holes and an effective chemical inWeevil 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 PanzYear 2009
I wish all visitors and contributors to my blog a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2009. The past year was eventful in the sense, that there were alarm bell ringing about climate change in various forums worldwide and most of the agencies have started focusing on this impending peril. Of course it isContact
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