Red Palm Weevil Control for Date Palm Trees

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• Red Palm Weevil Videos

   

• Curative 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 in

• About

  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 E

• 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

• 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  

• Rating damage intensity

  Coconut palm damage percentage: Generally the extension agencies record the number of infestions by the pest to understan its severity in a given location, region, province etc.  This will help in formulation extension programs to suit the local needs.   Date palm damage percentage: Here al

• Management of Red Palm Weevil

  1. Preventive methods: The prophylactic or preventive methods are meant to delay or prevent the entry of the palm weevil into new gardens, locations, or regions.  For this purpose most vulnerable stages of the palms are treated with pesticides, cultural practices like leaf cutting are modified, phy