Dear Colleagues
Worldwide date palm farming is seriously threatened by the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus), which results in both financial losses and environmental harm. Regretfully, the Red Palm Weevil insect that recently surfaced in a private date palm plantation in Babylon, Iraq, brings attention to its consequences and suggests ways to mitigate it. ( All infection stages are attached).
To safeguard private palm farms, it is imperative to determine and implement the most effective control strategies due to the seriousness of the Rhynchophorus ferrugineus threat.
I would be very grateful if you kindly give me your suggestion to solve this problem.
best regards
CURRENT STATUS, CHALLENGES, MANAGEMENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES OF THE RED PALM WEEVIL Rhynchophorus ferrugineus OLIVIER (COLEOPTERA, CURCULIONIDAE) ERADICATION - A REVIEW Firas Al-Zyoud1,*, Rida Shibli2 , Ihab Ghabeish3
Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, December - 2021; Volume – 9(6) page 697 – 714
ABSTRACT The date palm is a cultural and economic heritage of many nations. The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) is among the world’s most serious insect pests of palms that have rapidly expanded its geographical distribution and host plant range during the last decades. Integrated pest management (IPM) is followed to suppress the pest using the most economical and least hazardous methods to humans and the environment. Since R. ferrugineus is a serious pest of date palm production worldwide, farmers, researchers, and scientists have developed many tactics to eradicate this pest. However, there was no published article covering and integrating the current status, biology, ecology, and future control tactics of R. ferrugineus and proposes an IPM program. Therefore, in this review, R. ferrugineus geographical distribution, host plant range, economic importance, infestation symptoms, morphology, biology, and its management tactics were thoroughly discussed. These tactics include early detection of R. ferrugineus infestation, trapping, chemical applications, use of bio-agents, bioinsecticides (plant extracts), resistance cultivars, cultural practices, sterile insect technique, gene silencing technology, quarantine, and geographical information system. In conclusion, all available control tactics suggest that R. ferrugineus could be successfully managed by developing IPM programs comprising several means of control. It is hoped that this review will highlight some aspects of date palm management and raise research gaps and directions deserving further investigations to develop a better understanding of R. ferrugineus management and therefore contributes to the sustainability of date palm cultivation worldwide.
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