scholarly journals Exposure to Insecticides Reduces Populations of Rhynchophorus palmarum in Oil Palm Plantations with Bud Rot Disease

Insects ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Carlos Martínez ◽  
Angelica Plata-Rueda ◽  
Francisco Andrés Rodríguez-Dimaté ◽  
Juliana Mendonça Campos ◽  
Valdeir Celestino dos Santos Júnior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Elaeis Guineensis ◽  
Adult Survival ◽  
South American ◽  
Palm Trees ◽  
Rhynchophorus Palmarum ◽  
Insect Mortality ◽  
American Palm ◽  
Sublethal Doses ◽  
Rot Disease

The South American palm weevil (SAPW), Rhynchophorus palmarum Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is the main pest of Elaeis guineensis and damages palm trees with bud rot disease in the Americas. The effects of six neurotoxic insecticides (abamectin, carbaryl, deltamethrin, fipronil, imidacloprid and spinosad) were evaluated against SAPW for toxicity, survival, reproduction, and mortality. Abamectin (LC50 = 0.33 mg mL−1), Carbaryl (LC50 = 0.24 mg mL−1), deltamethrin (LC50 = 0.17 mg mL−1), and fipronil (LC50 = 0.42 mg mL−1) were the most toxic to SAPW. Adult survival was 95% without exposure to insecticides, decreasing to 78–65% in insects treated with the LC25 and 49–35% in insects exposed to LC50. Sublethal doses of carbaryl, fipronil and imidacloprid showed significant effect on the reproduction of this insect. Mortality of SAPW populations caused by insecticides had similar effects in the laboratory and field conditions. The results suggest that carbaryl, deltamethrin, fipronil, and imidacloprid caused significantly higher mortality as compared to the control in SAPW and may be used to control its populations in oil palm trees where bud rot appears as the key disease for SAPW attraction and infestation.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF MICRONUTRIENTS-ENRICHED FERTILIZERS ON BASAL STEM ROT DISEASE INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY ON OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS JACQ.) SEEDLINGS

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1841-1859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabien Fonguimgo Tengoua ◽  
Mohamed M. Hanafi ◽  
A. S. Idris ◽  
Kadir Jugah ◽  
Jamaludin Nurul Mayziatul Azwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Elaeis Guineensis ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Stem Rot ◽  
Basal Stem Rot ◽  
Rot Disease

scholarly journals Flutuação Populacional de Rhynchophorus palmarum L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) em Plantios de Palma de Óleo em Roraima

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruy Guilherme Correia ◽  
Antonio Cesar Silva Lima ◽  
Antonio Carlos Centeno Cordeiro ◽  
Francisco Clemilto Da Silva Maciel ◽  
Walmer Bruno Rocha Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aggregation Pheromone ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Elaeis Guineensis ◽  
Cane Sugar ◽  
Population Fluctuation ◽  
Forest Environment ◽  
Rhynchophorus Palmarum ◽  
Elaeis Guineensis Jacq ◽  
Field Traps

Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar a flutuação populacional de Rhynchophorus palmarum L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) em plantios de Elaeis guineensis Jacq, em ecossistemas de savana e floresta no estado de Roraima. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida durante o período de janeiro de 2011 a fevereiro de 2012 nos campos experimentais da Embrapa Roraima: Monte Cristo e Caroebe, numa área de 2 hectares com a cultura da Palma de Óleo, em cada campo. Foram distribuídas armadilhas iscadas com roletes de cana-de-açúcar e feromônio de agregação para captura dos insetos no entorno dos plantios. Ocorreu flutuação de R. palmarum com picos populacionais nos meses de julho e agosto no ecossistema de savana e de abril a setembro no ambiente de floresta. A população de R. palmarum foi menor em meses de baixa precipitação pluviométrica nos dois ambientes avaliados com a Palma de Óleo em RoraimaPopulation Fluctuation of Rhynchophorus  palmarum  L.  (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Plantations of Oil Palm in RoraimaAbstract. This research aimed to evaluate the population fluctuation Rhynchophorus palmarum L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Elaeis guineensis Jacq plantations in forest and savanna ecosystems in the state of Roraima. The research was conducted during the period from January 2011 to February 2012 in the experimental field of Embrapa Roraima: Monte Cristo and Caroebe in an area of 2 hectares with culture Oil Palm in each field. Traps baited with rollers cane sugar and aggregation pheromone for capturing insects in the vicinity of the plantations were distributed. Fluctuation occurred R. palmarum with population peaks in the months of July and August in the savanna ecosystem and from April to September in the forest environment. The population of R. palmarum was lower in months of low rainfall in the two environments assessed with a palm-oil-in Roraima.

Paysandisia archon (South American palm borer).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Riolo ◽  
Sandro Nardi
Keyword(s):  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
South American ◽  
Native Range ◽  
Plant Mortality ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
North East ◽  
Palm Trees ◽  
Council Directive ◽  
American Palm

Abstract P. archon is a Neotropical castniid species. It is not considered a pest in most of its native range, probably because it lives mainly on wild palm trees and not on crops; however, Houlbert (1918) and Bourquin (1933) reported that it had the potential to become a serious pest of palms. It was accidentally introduced to Europe from Argentina, as larvae hidden in imported palm trees, mostly Butia yatay and Trithrinax campestris. In Europe, where it is spreading rapidly, P. archon was first found in 2001 in Spain (Aguilar et al., 2001), France (Drescher and Dufay, 2001; Sarto i Monteys and Aguilar, 2001) and Italy (Espinosa et al., 2003; Riolo et al., 2004) and is considered an invasive species in these countries. It is already an invasive pest in France, Italy and Spain, where serious damage and plant mortality has been reported (1000 palm trees have been destroyed) and has become a pest in Buenos Aires, where it was introduced from north-east Argentina (Sarto i Monteys and Aguilar, 2005). The moth is currently listed in the EPPO A2 List (n. 338) of 'Pests recommended for regulation as quarantine pests' (OEPP/EPPO, 2008) and in European Phytosanitary Legislation in AnnexII/Part A/Section II (COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2009/7/EC of 10 February 2009 amending Annexes I, II, IV and V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community).

Enumeration of Plant Species Inhabiting Oil Palm Trees (Elaeis-guineensis) at Zawlpui Plantation Site, Serchhip District, Mizoram

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Lal awmpuia ◽  
◽  
H. Lalruatsanga ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Elaeis Guineensis ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Fungal Species ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Palm Tree ◽  
Palm Trees ◽  
Plant Stem

A survey of plant species inhabiting oil palm trees was conducted in Zawlpui area of Serchhip district, Mizoram. The study area is a tropical potent agriculture zone, wherein small-scale business of Elaeis guineensis plantation is carried out by several farmers mainly within the gentle sloppy terrain. Oil palm with a rough bark harbors immense inhabitation by a variety plants, that rooted mostly on the debris at leaf base. Species diversity on the plant stem supposedly encourage insects and termites to establish herewith, thus causing harming to the tree. The sample stands within 400 m–800 m altitude were picked randomly. A total of 50 palm tree were accounted and all associated plants on the stem above 30 cm from the ground are all recorded. Species that cannot be identified on the site were pressed and observed at Botany Research lab, Pachhunga University College. The survey documented 38 vascular plant species which include 4 epiphytes and 1 non-vascular species of lichen, 1 bryophyte and 4 fungal species at that time. Invasive Peperomia pellucida and epiphytic pteridophytes Nephrolepis biserrata was found in most of the stand sample; however, Peperomia population decreases with the increasing elevation. Dynamics of inhabitant species diversity also correlate to location of tree. The study also established that diversity of inhabiting species was comparatively high on parts of the stem facing sunlight.

Phoretic mite infestations associated with Rhynchophorus palmarum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in southern California

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesc Gómez-marco ◽  
Hans Klompen ◽  
Mark Hoddle
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Invasion Biology ◽  
San Diego County ◽  
South American ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Survey Period ◽  
Rhynchophorus Palmarum ◽  
The Usa ◽  
American Palm ◽  
Mite Infestations

The South American palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), established in San Diego County, California, USA sometime around 2014. Attached to the motile adults of this destructive palm pest, we identified three species of uropodine mites (Parasitiformes: Uropodina), Centrouropoda n. sp., Dinychus n. sp. and Fuscuropoda marginata. Two of these species, Centrouropoda n. sp. and Dinychus n. sp. are recorded for the first time in the USA and were likely introduced by R. palmarum. Several species of mites, primarily of Uropodina, have previously been recorded as phoretic on Rhynchophorus spp. In this study, we examined 3,035 adult R. palmarum trapped over a 2.5-year period, July 2016 to December 2018, and documented the presence of and species composition of phoretic mites and their relationship with weevil morphometrics (i.e., pronotum length and width). The presence and species composition of mites on weevil body parts changed over the survey period. No mites were found under weevil elytra in 2016 and mite prevalence under elytra increased over 2017–2018 due to an increased abundance of Centrouropoda n. sp per individual beetle. Mite occurrence levels were significantly correlated with reduced pronotum widths of male weevils only. The significance of this finding on male weevil fitness is unknown. Potential implications of phoretic mites on aspects of the invasion biology of R. palmarum are discussed.

scholarly journals PKS-A Clade of Oil Palm Might Play Role During Defense Against Ganoderma boninense Infection

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zulfikar Achmad Tanjung ◽  
Redi Aditama ◽  
Condro Utomo ◽  
Tony Liwang ◽  
Reno Tryono
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Polyketide Synthase ◽  
Elaeis Guineensis ◽  
Ganoderma Boninense ◽  
Protein Database ◽  
Defense Compounds ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Phylogeny Analysis ◽  
Rot Disease ◽  
Root Tissues

ABSTRACTSPolyketide synthase (PKS) is an essential catalyzing enzyme in the polyketide (PK) biosynthesis pathway of bacteria, fungi and plants which have diverse beneficial functions such as antibiotic and antiparasitic. This study was aimed to identify specific plant type III PKSs in the African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis, and predict its biosynthesized metabolites as plant defense compounds against the most threatening fungal pathogen, Ganoderma boninense that causing the basal stem rot disease. We used the oil palm protein database to detect the presence of type III PKS domains using the HMMER version V3.1b2. An artificial inoculation was made on oil palm root tissues and RNA sequencing was performed to obtain the transcriptome profile after 7 days exposure to G. boninense. Among 40,421 proteins, we identified 38 of which containing type III PKS domains. Signal peptide signature motifs were absence in all PKSs suggesting their intracellular functions during the polyketide biosynthesis. A molecular phylogeny analysis reflected the relationships among these PKSs that clustered into PKS-A, -B and -C clades. Most of the PKS-A members were up-regulated after G. boninense infection, indicating their essential role in the biosynthesis of PK products which might needed for defense.

scholarly journals RNA-seq data of Ganoderma boninense at axenic culture condition and under in planta pathogen-oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) interaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mui Yun Wong ◽  
Nisha T. Govender ◽  
Chia Sui Ong
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Elaeis Guineensis ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Axenic Culture ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Post Inoculation ◽  
Ganoderma Boninense ◽  
In Planta ◽  
Rot Disease

Abstract Objective Basal stem rot disease causes severe economic losses to oil palm production in South-east Asia and little is known on the pathogenicity of the pathogen, the basidiomyceteous Ganoderma boninense. Our data presented here aims to identify both the house-keeping and pathogenicity genes of G. boninense using Illumina sequencing reads. Description The hemibiotroph G. boninense establishes via root contact during early stage of colonization and subsequently kills the host tissue as the disease progresses. Information on the pathogenicity factors/genes that causes BSR remain poorly understood. In addition, the molecular expressions corresponding to G. boninense growth and pathogenicity are not reported. Here, six transcriptome datasets of G. boninense from two contrasting conditions (three biological replicates per condition) are presented. The first datasets, collected from a 7-day-old axenic condition provide an insight onto genes responsible for sustenance, growth and development of G. boninense while datasets of the infecting G. boninense collected from oil palm-G. boninense pathosystem (in planta condition) at 1 month post-inoculation offer a comprehensive avenue to understand G. boninense pathogenesis and infection especially in regard to molecular mechanisms and pathways. Raw sequences deposited in Sequence Read Archive (SRA) are available at NCBI SRA portal with PRJNA514399, bioproject ID.

scholarly journals Quantification of the Life Time Flight Capabilities of the South American Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Mark S. Hoddle ◽  
Christina D. Hoddle ◽  
Ivan Milosavljević
Keyword(s):  
Life Time ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
South American ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Mating Status ◽  
Unmated Female ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Rhynchophorus Palmarum ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
American Palm

The life time flight capabilities of an invasive palm pest, Rhynchophorus palmarum, were assessed using flight mill assays under controlled conditions in the laboratory. A total of 101 weevils were used for experiments and subjected to repeat flight assays. A total of 17 flight trials were run, of which the first 14 provided useful data prior to weevil death. Male and female weevils exhibited a strong capacity for repeat long distance flights. Flight metrics of interest were not affected by weevil sex or mating status. Cumulative lifetime flight distances for male and female R. palmarum averaged ~268 km and ~220 km, respectively. A maximum lifetime cumulative flight distance of ~758 km and ~806 km was recorded for one male of unknown mating status and one unmated female weevil, respectively. Dispersal data for individual flights (i.e., trials 1 through 9, 10–14 combined) and all flight trial data (i.e., flights 1–14 combined) exhibited platykurtic distributions. The results presented here may have important implications for modeling the spread of this invasive pest and for the development of monitoring and management plans.

scholarly journals Classification of Non-Infected and Infected with Basal Stem Rot Disease Using Thermal Images and Imbalanced Data Approach

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2373
Author(s):  
Izrahayu Che Hashim ◽  
Abdul Rashid Mohamed Shariff ◽  
Siti Khairunniza Bejo ◽  
Farrah Melissa Muharam ◽  
Khairulmazmi Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Potential Temperature ◽  
Model Performance ◽  
Imbalanced Data ◽  
Temperature Characteristic ◽  
Stem Rot ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Basal Stem Rot ◽  
Palm Trees ◽  
Rot Disease

Basal stem rot (BSR) disease occurs due to the most aggressive and threatening fungal attack of the oil palm plant known as Ganoderma boninense (G. boninense). BSR is a disease that has a significant impact on oil palm crops in Malaysia and Indonesia. Currently, the only sustainable strategy available is to extend the life of oil palm trees, as there is no effective treatment for BSR disease. This study used thermal imagery to identify the thermal features to classify non-infected and BSR-infected trees. The aims of this study were to (1) identify the potential temperature features and (2) examine the performance of machine learning (ML) classifiers (naïve Bayes (NB), multilayer perceptron (MLP), and random forest (RF) to classify oil palm trees that are non-infected and BSR-infected. The sample size consisted of 55 uninfected trees and 37 infected trees. We used the imbalance data approaches such as random undersampling (RUS), random oversampling (ROS) and synthetic minority oversampling (SMOTE) in these classifications due to the different sample sizes. The study found that the Tmax feature is the most beneficial temperature characteristic for classifying non-infected or infected BSR trees. Meanwhile, the ROS approach improves the curve region (AUC) and PRC results compared to a single approach. The result showed that the temperature feature Tmax and combination feature TmaxTmin had a higher correct classification for the G. boninense non-infected and infected oil palm trees for the ROS-RF and had a robust success rate, classifying correctly 87.10% for non-infected and 100% for infected by G. boninense. In terms of model performance using the most significant variables, Tmax, the ROS-RF model had an excellent receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve region (AUC) of 0.921, and the precision–recall curve (PRC) region gave a value of 0.902. Therefore, it can be concluded that the ROS-RF, using the Tmax, can be used to predict BSR disease with relatively high accuracy.

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