Integrated pest management to prevent red palm weevil Rhynchophorous ferrugineus oliv (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) infestaion [electronic resource].

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Integrated pest managements program was applied to a farm to prevent infestation with Rhynchophorous ferrugineus Oliv. These procedures included light traps, care of pruning and cutting off procedures, care with irrigation and fertilization, care with field cleaning in palm farms, care with palms in separation and plantation processes, chemical control and implementation of regulatory methods (plant quarantine). Fifty six light traps were used in this study, along three years, to control insect pests which cause damage to palm trees which facilitate red palm weevil infections. Fruit Stalk Borer was represented by 20,573, 34,597 and 26,049 specimens; while Mole Cricket was represented by 15,602, 10,265 and 9,296. Lesser Date Moth was represented by 11,452, 11,707 and 11,427 specimens and Greater Date Moth as 10,846, 11,320 and 11 ,438 specimens over 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. The application of the IPM program in the farm resulted in prevention of the infection of red palm weevil in the farm.

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