Looking for Red Palm Weevil in Indonesia
By Mark S. Hoddle The discovery of red palm weevil (RPW) in Laguna Beach Orange County, California USA has generated considerable interest amongst University of California Riverside research...
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First Move Made Against Red Palm Weevil in Laguna Beach
On May 25 2011, a Canary Islands palm suspected of being infested with red palm weevil in a private residence in Laguna beach was inspected for this pest and later treated with insecticides. The...
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Red Palm Weevil in Laguna Beach Dealt a Second Blow
On June 2 2011, a second Canary Islands palm was inspected for red palm weevil in Laguna Beach, approximately one week (May 25 2011) after the first palm suspected to be infested with red palm weevil...
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Palmageddon: Are California’s Palms about to Face the Perfect Storm?
Two species of giant palm weevils, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (commonly known as the red palm weevil) and Rhynchophorus palmarum (South American palm weevil) have both been detected in Southern...
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Testing Red Palm Weevil Pheromone Traps in the Philippines
In August 2010, red palm weevil (RPW), was officially detected in Laguna Beach, Orange County California. This insect was recovered from a dying Canary Islands palm in a residential property and has...
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The red stripe form of red palm weevil (referred to here as Rhynchophorus vulneratus) is harvested for food from nipa palm trunks in parts of Sumatra by rural and semi-rural agrarians. Nipa palms...
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Testing a New Trapping Program for Red Palm Weevil in Laguna Beach California
Since the first official detection of red palm weevil (RPW) in September 2010, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has been running a pheromone trapping program for this pest in Laguna...
View ArticleHas the Red Palm Weevil Gone Extinct in Laguna Beach?
The Situation: On 27 March 2013, a Canary Island palm on the Pacific Coast Highway that had been previously inspected and treated for red palm weevil (RPW) infestation in June 2011 was removed by MPA...
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Entomophagy: Farming Palm Weevils for Food
Article by Mark S. Hoddle, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside CA 92521, USA Background: Entomophagy is the consumption of insects by humans for food. This is an ancient...
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The Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus vulneratus, Successfully Eradicated from...
Fig. 1. Rhynchophorus vulneratus, the palm weevil discovered in Laguna Beach, California in October 2012. Fig. 2. Red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, adult, larva (white grub), and pupa...
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The Red Palm Weevil Crisis in Tunisia: A Potential Threat to Food, Economic,...
Written by: Mark Hoddle Department of Entomology, UC Riverside Email: mark.hoddle@ucr.edu More Research: UCR Biocontrol Website Photos A and B illustrate high levels of Canary Islands date palm...
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