Current status of red palm weevil infestation in date palm plantations in Israel

Soroker, Victoria; Blumberg, D.; Haberman, Ami; Hamburger-Rishard, M.; Reneh, Saadia; Talebaev, Salavat; Anshelevich, L.; Harari, Ally R.

doi:10.1007/bf02980931

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“…This ratio is more than two-fold higher than that reported by certain researchers (Table 1). The highest one found in literature is the upper limit in Soroker et al (2005) (♀/♂=3.8).…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Traps are mainly used for monitoring the insect, even though occasionally mass trapping has been employed to reduce adult populations (Soroker et al 2005, El-Sayed et al 2006. The trap design is important: sides of traps must be rough to allow weevils to crawl inside, while also entry holes must be near ground level to allow weevils to easily crawl inside.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Comparison of two types of pheromone traps for the capture of the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus)

Aggelakopoulos

Alissandrakis

Kollaros

et al. 2017

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This work presents the results of the comparison of two pheromone traps for the capture of the red palm weevil. Trap A was a yellow funnel trap with green top, while trap B was a yellow pitfall trap, both equipped with pheromone. The experiment took place at Sissi and Milatos villages of Lasithi prefecture, mid-North coastline of Crete, from March 2009 to February 2010. The total number of traps deployed at each sampling varied between 24 and 36 due to various disturbances (trap loss, dirt in traps etc.). In each location, always both trap types were present. A total of 3139 adults of red palm weevil were captured during the trials. Temporal variability shows similar pattern for both trap types, as well as for both sexes. Type A traps captured 1376 insects with a ratio of 1♂ to 3.40♀, while type “B” captured 1763 insects with a ratio of 1♂ to 3.15♀. ANOVA revealed significant differences between the two traps in the number of catches (Trap A: 38.22 insects per fortnight /trap, Traps B: 48.97 insects per fortnight /trap). Comparing females and males of both trap types as separate groups, the statistical significance is more profound. At Sissi on average 1.61 males and 5.32 females were captured per fortnight/trap, with an average male to female ratio of 1:3.30, being 1♂: 3.85♀ for type A traps and 1♂: 2.94♀ for type B traps. At Milatos 1.33 males and 4.04 females per trap were recorded and the male to female ratio was 1:3.04, this ratio being 1♂:2.36♀ and 1♂:3.86♀ for type A and B traps respectively. Impressively high captures (more than 150 up to almost 250 in traps of B type and from almost 150 up to more than 350 in traps of A type) were observed from September 2009 to January 2010 with a peak of 356 and 240 on January the 15th for both A and B type traps.

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“…This ratio is more than two-fold higher than that reported by certain researchers (Table 1). The highest one found in literature is the upper limit in Soroker et al (2005) (♀/♂=3.8).…”

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confidence: 91%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparison of two types of pheromone traps for the capture of the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus)

Aggelakopoulos

Alissandrakis

Kollaros

et al. 2017

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“…Prevailing climatic conditions infl uence weevil activity. In the Middle East peak weevil activity is recorded between March and May while a second peak in captures occurs during October and November (Abraham et al, 1998;Vidyasagar et al, 2000;Soroker et al, 2005).…”

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“…Depending on the lure used and exposure of the trap to sunlight, the pheromone lure needs to be periodically (1-3months) replaced with a new lure. Mass trapping programmes initially use 1trap/ha, however in plantations with high weevil activity and >1% infestation 4-10 traps/ha effectively captures emerging adult weevils , Soroker, et al, 2005. A new dimension to the use of semiochemicals for the sustainable management of R. ferrugineus in date palm could look into the possibility of identifying and deploying insect repellents with pheromones in an area-wide programme involving a push-pull strategy.…”

Section: Semiochemicals and R Ferrugineus Controlmentioning

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Review on the Management of Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier in Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera L

Al-Dosary

Al-Dobai²,

Faleiro³

2016

Emir. J. Food Agric

109

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“…It is also the consequence of a serious ignorance of the worldwide experience acquired in use of injection treatments against several pests and diseases of various palm species. Indeed, this controversy is not supported by the opinion of the majority of the international experts of this pest [86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93].…”

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Assessment of risks and potential of injection techniques in integrated programs to eradicate the red palm weevil: review and new perspectives

Ferry¹,

Gomez²

2014

Fruits

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-Introduction. Plants develop mechanisms that allow them to compartmentalize injuries that they suffer during their life. In trees, pruning and injection treatments must be used in accordance with precise rules to reduce risks resulting from the injuries created. Sealing in palms. Palms, contrary to widespread belief, are quite capable of "healing" injuries (sealing); because of an anatomy quite different from trees, the sealing process in palms is much simpler. Compartmentalization of injection wounds. The controversy on the use of injection in trees is due essentially to initial mistakes that have then been rectified. Injection in palms against the red palm weevil. For palms, for decades, this technique has been employed without problems and with great efficiency against various pests, including Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, the red palm weevil (RPW). Its use has been reserved for exceptional situations either to face abnormal pest proliferation, uncontrollable by other techniques, or to implement eradication programs. Integrated eradication program. In such a program, the main aim of injection treatments is preventive. With long-persistence insecticides, the number of treatments could be greatly reduced. The resulting savings in time and money would enable the organization of the treatments of all the palms located in an infested area, and consequently the rapid eradication of the pest. New perspectives. We established that insecticides applied by injection were capable of protecting palms with only two or even one treatment per year. These results suggest a radical improvement in programs to eradicate RPW, while considerably reducing the risks to health and the environment compared with spray treatments.

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Current status of red palm weevil infestation in date palm plantations in Israel

Cited by 101 publications

References 16 publications

Comparison of two types of pheromone traps for the capture of the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus)

Comparison of two types of pheromone traps for the capture of the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus)

Review on the Management of Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier in Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera L

Assessment of risks and potential of injection techniques in integrated programs to eradicate the red palm weevil: review and new perspectives

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