The red palm weevil can devastate the valuable date palm plantations of the Middle East. Yet, date producers are still hesitant to apply new technologies that can control this invasive pest.

Just 30 larvae can consume enough tissue to kill a tree. Beyond the physical damage that the South American palm weevil causes, the weevils also carry the red ring nematode, a tiny parasite that ...

Insects such as the red palm weevil, palm grove borer ... where it causes the most damage to the fronds, spines, and leads to a stage where the tree core becomes perforated.