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- Title
New Palm Hosts for the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, in Sicily.
- Authors
Longo, Santi; Anderson, Patti J.; Smith, Trevor R.; Stanley, Jason D.; Inserra, Renato N.
- Abstract
The article presents a study on red palm weevil (RPW) which is reportedly a key pest of coconut and date palm. It states that knowing the host range of RPW is crucial for regulatory purposes and RPW exclusions. It details how the study was conducted wherein data was reportedly taken from surveys conducted by Sicilian Regional Plant Protection Services in Sicily, Italy. Several charts depicting the results of the surveys are also presented.
- Subjects
SICILY (Italy); ITALY; BEETLES; PLANT parasites; PEST control; COCONUT palm; DATE palm; SURVEYS
- Publication
Palms, 2011, Vol 55, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
1523-4495
- Publication type
Article