Red Palm Weevil Control for Date Palm Trees

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• Red Palm Weevil Videos

   

• Weevil 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  

• Arabic & 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 blog

• New 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 s

• Album Pics

   Eggs  Early instar larvae  Middle instar grub in partially fed sugarcane bits  Pupa (fibrous cocoon removed)  Rearing in sugarcane bits  Rearing adults (split sugarcane bits removed)  Damaged coconut palm cut to show exit hole marks  D

• News of Red Palm Weevil Research Chair, King Saud University

  As the world is celebrating 5 June as ‘World Environment Day’, I am glad to inform my readers on this special day, that I have recently taken up the position as chair professor of the newly created Red Palm Weevil Research Chair at King Saudi University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  It is

• Host 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, L