Management of the red palm weevil alpha scents, inc. Curculionidae is a palm borer native to south asia, which has spread mainly due to the movement of cryptically infested. Aug 01, 20 originally from south and southeast asia, the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier coleoptera. The red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus is an economically important pest of palms in many parts of the world. The genus rhynchophorus currently contains nine species, of which six are known to attack palms. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is a major economic pest of coconut palm, date palm, oil palm, sago palm and a range of ornamental palms.
In 2009, rhynchophorus ferrugineus red palm weevil, was detected in the caribbean borchert, 2009. Ipm of the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Abstract the red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus is a devastating pest of palms in the mediterranean, middle east, and eastern countries. To test if the red palm weevil population in the uae belongs to the same genetic group. The red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus is a pest of date palm phoenix dactylifera which cause a huge damage to the date production. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, red palm weev il, trap and lure. Palmetto weevil rhynchophorus cruentatus, red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus, and south american palm weevil rhynchophorus palmarum are all important pests of palm. The red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus is a bug local tropical areas of southeast asia are a vital nuisance of coconut cocos nucifera l.
In its local reach rhyncophorus ferrugineus postures. Malta, red palm weevil, morphology, control measures. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus commonly known as red palm weevil rpw is a pest of date palm. Life history of the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Dryophthoridae, is widely distributed in southern asia and melanesia, and attacks various palm species such as phoenix sylvestris, cocos nusifera and metroxylon sago in india, pakistan, sri lanka, myanmar, indonesia, the philippines, and the gulf states rahalkar et al. However, in 2016, the rpw has been reported in five states perlis, kedah, pulau pinang, terengganu and kelantan, with the. Predicting the potential worldwide distribution of the red palm. Pdf red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier. The red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier rpw is a destructive insect pest of palm trees, destroying thousands of date palm trees in kingdom of saudi arabia ksa and other countries. In egypt, it was reported that the weevil has three generations per year, the shortest generation first of 100. First use of radio telemetry to assess behavior of red palm. Motherderived transgenerational immune priming in the red. Review on the management of red palm weevil rhynchophorus.
Rhynchophorus vulneratus has been synonymized with r. The adult beetles are relatively large, ranging between two and four centimeters long, and are usually a rusty red colourbut many colour variants exist and have often been classified as different species e. This study reports the genetic variations between populations of the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus in the uae area. The red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier. Pdf on jun 1, 2019, francisco gonzalez and others published red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier. The palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus is one of two species of snout beetle known as the red palm weevil, asian palm weevil or sago palm weevil. Red palm weevil rhynochophorus ferruginues the spread of red palm weevil is from spain over north africa, arabian peninsula, iraq, iran, pakistan up to malaysiaindonesia. The red palm weevil rpw rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier coleoptera. Coleoptera, is an economically important, tissueboring pest of date palm in many parts of the world. The red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus methyl5nonane hallett et al. Curculionidae, was first described on coconut palms by lefroy in 1906 and later on date palm in india by lal in 1917 kaakeh et al. Curculionidae was recorded for the first time in egypt by saleh. A novel report on morphological study of red palm weevil.
Red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus south american palm weevil. Curculionidae is widely distributed in southern asia and melanesia. Red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier is a key pest of date palm phoenix dactylifera l and continues to spread among and within date palm plantation countries. General information about rhynchophorus ferrugineus rhycfe. The red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier rpw is a destructive insect pest of palm trees, destroying thousands of date palm trees in kingdom. Scientific consultation and highlevel meeting on red palm weevil. Information on red palm weevil was first published. Different life stages of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus. The insect was first described in india as a serious pest of. The red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier coleoptera. Pdf the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus, an invasive pest. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, pheromone, trapping, date palm trees introduction the red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus oliv.
Study of chromatic attraction of the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus. The red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus is an invasive exotic species and phytosanitary quarantine species which is present in spain since 1995, when it was detected in granada and malaga. It can be fixed that all over the palm vegetation belt around the earth relations of rhynchophorus ferrugineus are present. It feeds on a broad range of palms including coconut, sago, date, and oil palms rajamanickam et al. But due to the lack of previous available knowledge and informations the insect was not considered as of much concern. The red palm weevil rpw rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, a concealed tissue borer, is a lethal pest of palms and is reported to attack 17 palm species worldwide. Virulence of entomopathogenic fungi beauveria bassiana and. Pdf the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier. This insect, originally from the tropical regions of asia and polynesia, has extended continuously through other areas of the planet, colonising different species of palm trees. Trade is the fundamental driver of its worldwide spread development in the mediterranean locale and the close east. Red palm weevil rpw rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier.
Intestinal microbiota confer protection by priming the immune. In india a red palm weevil pest was tackled in the 1960s using an integrated pest management that combined the monitoring of traps, preventive and healing treatments and training courses for citizens bibliography abraham, v. The red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier curculionidae. New record of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Infection of the red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Curculionidae is considered to be the technology has been widely used to manage rpw in worlds most serious invasive pest of palms. Whether this insects become a problem depend on the. An integrated management approach for red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus oliv. Under scan electron microscope the red palm weevil rpw adult body head, wings and abdomen containing a nanostructure called photonic crystals. Red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus, an invasive pest recently found in the caribbean that threatens the region. Red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier.
Red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, 1790. The pest originates from tropical asia, but has spread through the middle east and the mediterranean where it has severely damaged commercial and ornamental palm trees faleiro, 2006. First use of radio telemetry to assess behavior of red palm weevil. Wattanapongsiri 1966 reports that the southeast asian oncosperma tigillaria is a preferred host for breeding. The red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus oliv ier coleoptera dryophthoridae is one of the most in vasive and destructive palm tree arecaceae pests.
The weevil was first reported in the east coast of peninsular malaysia in the early 2007, where it is now causing severe damage to coconut palms. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, or the palm tree eater revista. Advances in the use of trapping systems for rhynchophorus. Coleoptera, was first reported in the united arab emirates uae in 1985 elezaby et al. Biological aspects, three different diets, red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus introduction the date palm, phoenix dactylifera palmae is the most common and widely cultivated plant in the arid regions of the middle east and north africa where, in many areas, its fruit has provided the carbohydrate.
The red palm weevil rpw rhynchophorus ferrugineus is the major destructive insect pest of a broad range of palm trees. The red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, is the most deleterious pests of palms worldwide, including date palms in the kingdom of saudi arabia ksa. Your use of this pdf, the bioone web site, and all posted and associated content indicates. Life cycle of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Your use of this pdf, the bioone complete website, and all posted and associated.
The district bannu pakistan is very famous for its date production in the. Infestation of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus in relation to offshoots on date palm trunk and its management. Red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus flickr gailhampshire 1. Biological studies on red palm weevil rhynchophorus. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus rhycfeoverview eppo global. Weevils are in the beetle order coleoptera and represent a large, important and. The red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, 1790. Efficacy of the fungus beauveria bassiana balsamo vuillemin on.
This presentation discusses three giant palm weevil species of the genus rhynchophorus. Here, we found that the aposymbiotic insects succumbed at a significantly faster rate than conventionally reared cr ones upon bacterial infection. Pdf genetic diversity among populations of red palm weevil. The weevil was first reported in the east coast of peninsular malaysia. Paper presented in the meeting on the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus, muscat, oman, 1920 february, 2000 abstract banu jg, sosamma vk, koshy pk, 1998. The weevil was first reported in the east coast of peninsular malaysia in the early 2007, where it is now causing severe. Sep 01, 2009 the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier coleoptera. Nineteen different isolates of the entomopathogenic fungi beauveria bassiana sensu lato s. Introduction the red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, 1790 is a large curculionid beetle belonging to the subfamily rhynchophorinae. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus an overview sciencedirect topics. Proceedings of the international conference on integrated pest management, muscat, sultanate of oman, 2325 february, 1998. Since then, it has become the most important insect pest on date palm trees in the country. The photonic crystals absorb the white light in different wavelength to reflect the color of adult.
Effect of bait quantity and trap color on the trapping. Curculionidae, is the most dangerous and deadly pest of the date palm, as well as coconut, oil, sago and other palms. Motherderived transgenerational immune priming in the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier coleoptera, dryophthoridae volume 104 issue 6 z. Your use of this pdf, the bioone complete website, and all posted and associated content indicates your. Integrated management of red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus f. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Pdf red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier. Red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, is a destructive pest of palm trees worldwide, which has forged alliances with its gut microbiota. Infestation by rpw varies in relation to the height and age of palm trees and most likely is restricted to 01 m height above soil surface and to palms up to 10 years old. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Radio telemetry has provided beneficial knowledge on the movements, the habitat preference, and reproductive behaviors of numerous species of. Life history of the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus. Motherderived transgenerational immune priming in the.
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