In the past three weeks, a 1.5-inch beetle has caused a flurry of activity among county, state and federal officials. Local palm enthusiasts have begun to panic. Landscape professionals ...

The red palm weevil ... This approach aims to induce lethal thermal exposure to the weevil while minimising damage to the host plant, thereby presenting a promising eco-compatible solution [1].

The South American palm weevil is a very small bug that has the potential to cause very big problems. Native to Mexico, Central America, and South America, this invasive weevil eats the foliage of ...

FAO has taken a positive step towards curbing the spread of red palm weevil (RPW), a highly destructive transboundary pest that can cause serious damage to date palm trees, leading to the death of the ...

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. A ...

Panaji: The joint force of UK scientists and Goan specialists has succeeded in cornering an enemy of farmers — a pest called red palm weevil that attacks coconuts. Four scientists from the UK ...

The strategy includes greater involvement of farmers in combating the weevil, improved pest monitoring and a proposed ban on the import of palms larger than 6cm wide from infested countries.

Over 124,000 traps have been deployed across more than 21,000 farms in Abu Dhabi, resulting in the capture of approximately 11,222,340 red palm weevils since the programme’s launch in 2013 and ...