The adult beetles are relatively large, ranging between two and four centimeters long, and vary from a rusty red colour to almost entirely black. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus rhycfeoverview eppo global. It provides stateoftheart scientific information on the ecology, biology, and management of palm pests from a global group of experts. Rhynchophorinae has been recognized as a major economically important pest of palm species for more than a century.
May 14, 2019 threat of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier to date palm plantations in north africa. This pest is classified as a quarantine pest by the existing legislation and therefore its control and eradication has been declared to be in the public interest by the order. Biology and management of red palm weevil springerlink. Here, we report the first recovery of the entomopathogenic fungus metarhizium pingshaense associated with r. Sadakathulla, 1991, and are sympatric throughout journal of natural history.
The identification of the key odorants involved in attraction is essential in the development of a synthetic pheromone synergist to replace the nonstandardized use. Laccase2 is required for cuticular pigmentation in stinkbugs. The red palm weevil rpw rhynchophorus ferrugineus is the major destructive insect pest of a broad range of palm trees. Effects of gamma radiation on various stages of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus f. Taxonomy, distribution, biology, and life cycle the red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus, has been known as a pest for more than one century. The palm weevil rhynchophorus vulneratus is one of two species of snout beetle known as the red palm weevil, asian palm weevil, or sago palm weevil. Palm weevil larva rhynchophorus ferrugineus consumption as. The biology of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus oliv. Palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier coleoptera. Insect myosuppressins and sulfakinins stimulate release of. A hand book of economic entomology for south india. Giant palm weevils of the genus rhynchophorus coleoptera.
Trapping systems for the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, rely on the use of natural plant odor sources to boost the attractiveness of the aggregation pheromone. Pdf bioecology and integrated management of the red. The crisprcas adaptive immune system has been attracting increasing scientific interest for biological functions and biotechnological applications. One species, rhynchophorus cruentatus fabricius, is native to florida and the southeastern us. This pest poses the biggest threat to areas where host material is present.
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. Introduction the asian palm weevils, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier and r. Three mites species associated with the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus oliv. The larvae fed on sugar cane slices slowly developed to exhibit.
It provides stateoftheart scientific information on the ecology, biology, and management of. The palms unique vascular system is made up of thousands of separate bundles embedded in parenchyma tissue. Genetic variation and invasion history of red palm weevil short ebook. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is considered the worst pest of palm species, and few natural enemies are reported for this parasite in its area of origin. Rhynchophorus, or common name palm weevil, is a genus of beetles in the weevil family, curculionidae. The present work reports research efforts toward development and evaluation of a unified framework for automatic bioacoustic recognition of specific insect pests. All the stages of rpw live on palms, and more specifically in palm tissues. Jan 20, 2011 rhynchophorus ferrugineus curculionidae. Microorganisms free fulltext characterization of crispr.
It has been found devastating over 40 different commercial and ornamental palm tree species, belonging to 23 different genera and 3 families faleiro et. The red palm weevil rpw rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier coleoptera. Our approach is based on capturing and automatically recognizing the acoustic emission resulting from typical behaviors, e. The genus rhynchophorus currently contains nine species, of which six are known to attack palms.
Curculionidae is widely distributed in southern asia and melanesia. The red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus, has been known as a pest for more than one century in its native area. The red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus, invaded the gulf states in the mid1980s, where it is now causing severedamage to date palms. Mitochondrial genetic variation and invasion history of. Intestinal microbiota confer protection by priming the. Morphology and physiology of palm trees as related to. Red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, is a devastating pest of. The major species are rhynchophorus palmarum in the western hemisphere, r. Biology, biogeography, and integrated pest management.
The ryhnchophorus ferrugineus is the most common and edible species of the palm weevils in the southern part of nigeria including bayelsa state. Futahashi r, tanaka k, matsuura y, tanahashi m, kikuchi y, fukatsu t 2011. A suggestion to use dogs for detecting red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus infestation in date palms in israel. Predicting the potential worldwide distribution of. Larval duration of different instars was significantly affected by different diets, except for the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th larval instars. Effect of host plants on development and reproduction of. Curculionidae is a palm borer native to south asia, which has spread mainly due to the movement of cryptically infested. 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. Basic bioecological parameters of the invasive red palm. Biology for you by gareth williams pdf download ebook pdf. Abstract the red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus is a devastating pest of palms in the mediterranean, middle east, and eastern countries.
It has proved to be a devastating pest in many parts of the mediterranean where. Nov 21, 2017 rhynchophorus ferrugineus, also known as the red palm weevil rpw, is widely considered as the most devastating insect pest of palms in the world, even in the countries where it has been accidently introduced ju et al. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The scallop pecten maximus and insect rhynchophorus ferrugineus ronald j.
Two other species, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier and rhynchophorus palmarum l. Click download or read online button to get biology for you by gareth williams pdf book now. On the life history and habits of the palm weevil, rhynchophorus palmarium. Synonymy of rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, 1790 and r.
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. The red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is a major economic pest of coconut palm, date palm, oil palm, sago palm and a range of ornamental palms. 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. High this article has been rated as highimportance on the projects importance scale.
Pdf the red palm weevil rpw rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier. Rhynchophorinae, in the laboratory and field life cycle, biological characteristics in its zone of introduction in spain, biological method of detection and possible control. All stages egg, larva, pupa and adult are spent inside the palm itself and the life cycle cannot be completed elsewhere. Your use of this pdf, the bioone web site, and all posted and associated content. Life cycle of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Severely attacked plants exhibit a total loss of foliage and rotting of the trunk, which eventually results in the death of the tree.
Curculionidae, ranks among the most important pests of various palm species. Pdf the red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus is an economically important pest of palms in many parts of the world. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is within the scope of wikiproject beetles, an attempt to better organize information in articles related to beetles. This weevil is native to southern asia and melanesia, but due to international. Taxonomy, distribution, biology, and life cycle 69.
Natural enemies of rhynchophorus ferrugineus and paysandisia archon. Calandra ferruginea fabricius, 1801, curculio ferrugineus olivier, 1790, rhynchophorus signaticollis chevrolat, 1882 taxonomic position. The known hosts include areca catechu, arenga pinnata, borassus. Dec 20, 2015 biology of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier coleoptera. Bioecology and integrated management of the red palm weevil. During studies to adapt pheromone trapping of rhynchophorus palmarum to the special coconut growing conditions at the colombian pacific coast, 152 atypicallycolored specimens were captured in a total collection of 53,802 of the normally completely black weevil. The red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, coleoptera, curculionidae, rhynchophorinae, is an invasive pest of palm trees. The biology and life history of the weevil have been investigated on five diets, including. In china, it has killed almost 20,000 coconut palms in the area of over 10,000 km 2 as an invasive pest since 1997. In addition, they provided some information on the biology of this predator in the. Rhynchophorinae, in the laboratory and field, life cycle, biological characteristics in its zone of introduction in spain, biological method of detection and possible control. Dolinski, in microbial control of insect and mite pests, 2017.
Rpw has invaded middle east and several countries of the mediterranean basin during the last three decades. Biology and management contains the most comprehensive and uptodate information on the red palm weevil and the palm borer moth, two newly emergent invasive palm pests which are adversely affecting palm trees around the world. The morphological, biochemical, and toxicological features of this. Curculionidae is a palm borer native to south asia, which has spread mainly due to the movement of cryptically infested planting material to the middle east, africa and. Five specimens had the typical coloration of rhynchophorus ferrugineus, an invasive species recently. Bulletin of faculty of agriculture, cairo university, 57. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, the red or asian palm weevil rpw, has a long history of invading new areas. In date palm, phoenix dactylifera, control methods revolve around the use of food. Bioecology and integrated management of the red palm.
Red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, 1790. The red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus is a bug local tropical areas of. It feeds on a broad range of palms including coconut, sago, date, and oil palms rajamanickam et al. Biology of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier coleoptera. Aug 15, 2011 rhynchophorus ferrugineus was recently found in the laguna beach area of orange county, california cdfa, 2010. 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. Palm weevils are major pests of various trees in the family arecaceae throughout the tropics including. Basic bioecological parameters of the invasive red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus coleoptera.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Biological studies on red palm weevil rhynchophorus. African journal of biotechnology expression profiling. Insect myosuppressins and sulfakinins stimulate release of the digestive enzyme amylase in two invertebrates. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum. Red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, is a destructive pest for palm trees worldwide ju et al. These are the rhynchophorus spp and the oryctes spp, commonly known as bayelsa suya or maggot meat.
The red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier coleoptera. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Jan, 2017 the red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus, has been known as a pest for more than one century in its native area. Preparation of red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Threat of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier to date palm plantations in north africa. It is always emphasized to develop integrated pest management based on biological agents, but their success is not very exciting. The development, survivorship and reproduction of red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus, reared on five ornamental palm slices, were studied in the laboratory at constant temperature of 26c. Jacas2 summary the invasive red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier coleoptera. Red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier. The red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus, a new pest threat in the caribbean.
The weevil is dispersed in the old world, and described on 26 palm species in 16 different genera. Motherderived transgenerational immune priming in the. This chapter summarizes the research developed during the last century on different aspects of the red palm weevil r. The pest originates from south and southeast asia, but has expanded its range dramatically since the 1980s. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus coleoptera, curculionidae is the most destructive pest of palm trees worldwide containing it invasive areas, such as the southern part of china.
The occurrence and biological characters of red palm weevil. Identification of pheromone synergists for rhynchophorus. Pdf the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. The gut entomotype of red palm weevil rhynchophorus. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is essentially a pest of palms. In the early eighties it was first recorded outside its natural range of occurrence. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus an overview sciencedirect topics. Since 2004 the valencia community has been invaded by a pest called rhynchophorus ferrugineus, which severely affects palm trees. Predicting the potential worldwide distribution of the red. Here, we report a comprehensive characterisation of crisprcas systems identified in s. Curculionidae, in phoenix canariensis under mediterranean climate. 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.
Some biota are rapidly fatal, as with the infestation by the palm weevil, rhynchophorus sp. Infection of the red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus. This insect, originally from the tropical regions of asia and polynesia, has extended continuously through other areas of the planet, colonising different. Prabhakaran nair, in the agronomy and economy of important tree crops of the developing world, 2010. All of these species have long been semicultivated or farmed by indigenous peoples and are excellent examples of how harvests of edible insects from. The same vascular bundles function for many years and do not regenerate. Curculionidae, is one of the most destructive pests of palms.
General information about rhynchophorus ferrugineus rhycfe eppo global database. Factsheet rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier red palm weevil. Pdf red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier. Infestation of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus in relation to offshoots on date palm trunk and its management.
Originating in humid tropical asia 4,5, the species has managed to expand its geographical range of occurrence well beyond areas that might seem suitable for the weevil at first glance. Summary the red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus, has been known as a pest for more than one century in its native area. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus south american palm weevil rhynchophorus palmarum palm weevils palmetto weevil. The red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, coleoptera. Introduction the genus rhynchophorus currently contains nine species, of which six are known to attack palms. States with the highest host density for this pest include florida and some parts of louisiana and california usdacphst, 2010. The females deposit about 300500 eggs in separate holes they produced while searching for food or injuries on the palm or take advantage of the cracks or wounds in a recently cut palm. 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. Pdf the invasive red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier coleoptera.
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. This polyphagous insect is widely found in southern asia and melanesia where it is a wellknown problem for the damage it causes to coconuts grown in plantations. Characterization and comparison of metarhizium strains. The weevil is extensively dispersed in the old world, and described on 26 palm species in 16 different genera. The red palm weevil rpw, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier, 1790 is a large curculionid beetle belonging to the subfamily rhynchophorinae. The palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus is one of two species of snout beetle known as. Ipm of the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Three specimens that was obtained from a palm in northeast spain, showing the expansion of this species. Males can be easily identified by the presence of thick, erect dorsal setae on rostrum fig.
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