Current status of red palm weevil infestation in date palm plantations in Israel

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Soroker ◽  
D. Blumberg ◽  
A. Haberman ◽  
M. Hamburger-Rishard ◽  
S. Reneh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Date Palm ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Red Palm Weevil ◽  
Palm Weevil ◽  
Weevil Infestation

scholarly journals CURRENT STATUS, CHALLENGES, MANAGEMENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES OF THE RED PALM WEEVIL Rhynchophorus ferrugineus OLIVIER (COLEOPTERA, CURCULIONIDAE) ERADICATION - A REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 697-714
Author(s):  
Firas Al-Zyoud ◽  
Rida Shibli ◽  
Ihab Ghabeish
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Insect Pests ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus ◽  
Red Palm Weevil ◽  
Host Plant Range ◽  
Palm Weevil

The date palm is a cultural and economic heritage of many nations. The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) is among the world’s most serious insect pests of palms that have rapidly expanded its geographical distribution and host plant range during the last decades. Integrated pest management (IPM) is followed to suppress the pest using the most economical and least hazardous methods to humans and the environment. Since R. ferrugineus is a serious pest of date palm production worldwide, farmers, researchers, and scientists have developed many tactics to eradicate this pest. However, there was no published article covering and integrating the current status, biology, ecology, and future control tactics of R. ferrugineus and proposes an IPM program. Therefore, in this review, R. ferrugineus geographical distribution, host plant range, economic importance, infestation symptoms, morphology, biology, and its management tactics were thoroughly discussed. These tactics include early detection of R. ferrugineus infestation, trapping, chemical applications, use of bio-agents, bioinsecticides (plant extracts), resistance cultivars, cultural practices, sterile insect technique, gene silencing technology, quarantine, and geographical information system. In conclusion, all available control tactics suggest that R. ferrugineus could be successfully managed by developing IPM programs comprising several means of control. It is hoped that this review will highlight some aspects of date palm management and raise research gaps and directions deserving further investigations to develop a better understanding of R. ferrugineus management and therefore contributes to the sustainability of date palm cultivation worldwide.

Quarantine Protocol Against Coleopteran Borers in Date Palm Offshoots Using Eco2 Fume Gas

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 190-192
Author(s):  
H.A. El-Shafie ◽  
M.E. Mohammed ◽  
A.A. Sallam
Keyword(s):  
Date Palm ◽  
Exposure Period ◽  
Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus ◽  
Internal Tissue ◽  
Red Palm Weevil ◽  
Rhinoceros Beetle ◽  
Planting Material ◽  
Palm Weevil ◽  
Longhorn Beetle ◽  
The World

Date palm offshoots represent an important source of planting material in many date palm-growing countries around the world. Infestation by the red palm weevil ((RPW) Rhynchophorus ferrugineus), the longhorn beetle ((LHB) Jebusaea hammerschmidti) and the rhinoceros beetle ((OB) Oryctes spp.) hinders commercialization and movement of these offshoots. An effective quarantine protocol, with exposure period of 72 h at 25 °C using ECO2FUME (EF) with phosphine concentration of 1500 ppm has been developed for date palm offshoots against these coleopteran internal tissue borers.

scholarly journals CHEMICAL COMPONENTS AND SUSCEPTIBILITY OF DATE PALM TREE VARIETIES TO INFESTATION WITH RED PALM WEEVIL, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (OLIVIER)

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 1257-1266
Author(s):  
M. El-Deeb ◽  
M. El-Zohairy ◽  
M.K.A. Abbas M.K.A. Abbas ◽  
T. Amin ◽  
Olfat Arafa
Keyword(s):  
Date Palm ◽  
Chemical Components ◽  
Palm Tree ◽  
Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus ◽  
Red Palm Weevil ◽  
Palm Weevil
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