Are the palms Washingtonia filifera and Chamaerops humilis suitable hosts for the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Col. Curculionidae)?

Dembilio, Óscar; Jacas, J. A.; Llácer, Elena

doi:10.1111/j.1439-0418.2009.01385.x

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“…Mediterranean Basin (Dembilio et al, 2009a). Larvae are the most destructive stage of the weevil as they can penetrate deep in the stem damaging its internal tissues.…”

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Short communication. Efficacy of phosphine as a fumigant against Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in palms

Llácer

Jacas

2010

Span. j. agric. res.

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The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), the major pest of palms in the Mediterranean, has mainly spread through movement of infested plants. The aim of this work was to determine the possibility of using aluminium phosphide in palms as a safe quarantine treatment against this pest. Laboratory tests were carried out on eggs, young and old larvae, pupae and adults of R. ferrugineus with different doses of Eurofume® and mortality was assessed. Fumigations of infested canary palms were carried out in a hermetic container and subsequently palms were carefully dissected and all R. ferrugineus specimens found, either dead or alive, were counted. Results suggest that a dose of 1.14 g aluminium phosphide m–3 for 3 days is enough to kill all stages of R. ferrugineus in an infested palm tree. Provided that applied dose of aluminium phosphide is not phytotoxic for palms, this treatment could significantly reduce at low cost the enormous risks that palm imports suppose worldwide.

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“…Mediterranean Basin (Dembilio et al, 2009a). Larvae are the most destructive stage of the weevil as they can penetrate deep in the stem damaging its internal tissues.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Short communication. Efficacy of phosphine as a fumigant against Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in palms

Llácer

Jacas

2010

Span. j. agric. res.

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“…Little damage has been reported on W . robusta, suggesting an antibiosis mechanism of resistance against this pest as observed also for RPW (Dembilio, Jacas, and Llácer 2009). Moreover, ovipositing females do not avoid palms with previously laid eggs (Frérot, personal communication and Beaudoin-Ollivier, unpublished).…”

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Paysandisia archon: Taxonomy, Distribution, Biology, and Life Cycle

Isidoro

Riolo

Verdolini

et al. 2017

Handbook of Major Palm Pests

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“…Since then, the pest was established all over the country, causing severe damage to ornamental palm trees occurring in urban and natural landscape areas. The widely distributed Canary palm, Phoenix canariensis Chabaud (Arecaceae), was proved to be highly susceptible, while other ornamental species have shown diff erent types of resistance (Dembilio et al, 2009;Cangelosi et al, 2016). The Cretan date palm, Phoenix theophrasti Greuter (Arecaceae), which occurs naturally in Crete and some Aegean islands, is threatened by the presence of the pest.…”

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Can high pest pressure of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus beat the defense of Phoenix theophrasti?

Melita

Gkounti

Kontodimas

et al. 2017

Hellenic Plant Protection Journal

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SummaryThe Cretan date palm, Phoenix theophrasti, is a less susceptible and suitable host for the red palm weevil compared to the Canary palm, P. canariensis, even at high pest pressure. Nevertheless, P. theophrasti is not invulnerable to the red palm weevil, hence under continuous and high pest pressure young off shoots/palms can be deadly infested. The slow development of the insect in the Cretan date palm should probably allow a larger 'window of time' for an eff ective plant protection management against the pest.Additional keywords: Cretan palm, pest density, suitability, susceptibility that a gummy secretion observed in infested palms indicates the existence of antibiosis in this species. Kontodimas et al. (2006) reported that development of R. ferrugineus adults and their emergence was possible at P. theophrasti seedlings after exposure to 6 females/palm (simultaneous presence of 6 males) in laboratory conditions 26 o C and 16:8 L:D. The current study aimed at assessing the susceptibility of young plants (corresponding to young off shoots) of P. theophrasti to the red palm weevil in response to diff erent population densities in semi-fi eld conditions (compared to the susceptible P. canariensis), and their suitability for the development of adult weevils. Materials and methodsThe trials were carried out in semi-fi eld conditions (glasshouse) at Benaki Phytopathological Institute (BPI), Kifi ssia, Greece. Eight screened metal mesh cages (3 x 1.5 x 2.3 m) were used for diff erent treatments. Assays were performed on 3 years-old potted plants of P. theophrasti and P. canariensis (the stipe was approx. 15-20 cm high and 15-20 cm wide). Phoenix canariensis palms were used as a control susceptible species to the red palm weevil. Five palm trees of each

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Are the palms Washingtonia filifera and Chamaerops humilis suitable hosts for the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Col. Curculionidae)?

Cited by 73 publications

References 3 publications

Short communication. Efficacy of phosphine as a fumigant against Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in palms

Short communication. Efficacy of phosphine as a fumigant against Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in palms

Paysandisia archon: Taxonomy, Distribution, Biology, and Life Cycle

Can high pest pressure of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus beat the defense of Phoenix theophrasti?

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