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Biology and Management of Red Palm Weevil

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Sustainable Pest Management in Date Palm: Current Status and Emerging Challenges

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Abstract

The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, an indigenous species from South East Asia, has recently become one of the most dangerous pests of palms around the globe. The weevil is dispersed in the Old World, and described on 26 palm species in 16 different genera. In date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, control methods revolve around the use of food baited pheromone traps, while in the Canary Island date palm, Phoenix canariensis, control of this pest is mostly based on the use of insecticides. Environmental and non-target side effects argue for development of more environment friendly and sustainable management practices. In this context, there is an urgent need to (a) develop and deploy tools for early detection of infested palms, (b) enhance the knowledge of the relationships between R. ferrugineus and its hosts, especially the preferred association with P. canariensis in the Mediterranean basin, and (c) explore alternatives to synthetic organic insecticides. The latter include biopesticides and new semiochemical mediated strategies involving “attract-and-kill”, “attract-and-infect” and “push-pull” techniques for eco-friendly management of this insect pest.

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Dembilio, Ó., Jaques, J.A. (2015). Biology and Management of Red Palm Weevil. In: Wakil, W., Romeno Faleiro, J., Miller, T. (eds) Sustainable Pest Management in Date Palm: Current Status and Emerging Challenges. Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24397-9_2

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