Global Threat to Date Palm Plantations: Red Palm Weevil- Distribution, Biology, and Management Tactics: A Review
Introduction Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera Linnaeus) has been cultivated in Middle East and North Africa for over 5000 years, genus Phoenix has fourteen species and P. dactylifera is claimed to have over 5000 cultivars [1-3] .Various types of the insect pests can attack on date palm [4]. The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier; Coleoptera: […]