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Biotechnology
Many advances have been made in the frontier areas of biotechnology, tissue culture, genetic evaluation, genomics of plants and insects. Some mind boggling technologies which were only hypothetical have been transformed into reality in the form of GM crops. Along with positives, there are severaMonitoring 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 shArabic & other languages
Now the blog is available with a language translator. This will help non-English visitors especially Arabic speaking people to have a quick translation and this will help the people in the Gulf countries, Middle East and also North African countries besides Spain and Portugal. I wish this blogNew Report of Pest from Curacao
A very interesting story is developing on the first report of Red Palm Weevil from Willemstad, Curacao, Caribbean. This report of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus from Curacao has generated quite a bit of discussion and controversy. Hugh has commented and questioned the veracity of the R. ferrugineus sRed Palm Weevil Videos
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 producWeevil 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 Panz
