Development of a bioacoustic sensor for the early detection of Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier)

Use of a Solid Formulation ofBeauveria bassianafor Biocontrol of the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) Under Field Conditions in SE Spain*

“…Several methods have been used for early detection of RPW such as physical methods for sound detection of feeding larvae (Al-Manie & Alkanhal 2004;Soroker et al 2004;Faleiro 2006;Mankin et al 2008;Pinhas et al 2008;Ilyas et al 2009;Gutiérrez et al 2010;Siriwardena et al 2010). These methods could allow early detection of RPW before visual symptoms appear, but they are still under experimentation.…”

A new method to rapidly detect rusty grain beetle, Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens), in stored grain

“…However, insects are often hidden inside the kernel and are not detected by sieving. To detect both hidden and external insects, the following methods have been developed: flotation and cracking (Brader et al, 2002), acoustic sensor (Gutierez et al, 2010), immunoassay (Krizkova-Kudlikova and Hubert, 2008;Atui et al, 2007), single kernel characterization (SKCS) (Pearson et al, 2003), electrical conductance (Brabec et al, 2010;Pearson and Brabec, 2007), near-infrared hyperspectral imaging (Singh et al, 2009), solid-phase micro extraction (SPME) (Laopongsit et al, 2014), thermal camera imaging (Manickavasagan et al, 2008), and soft eX ray roentgenography (Karunakaran et al, 2004;Nawrocka et al, 2012). Most of these methods are not commercialized or used by the grain industry due to one or some of the following disadvantages: high cost, limited capacity, intensive labour, time consuming, safety issue, and low accuracy.…”

Smart traps for automatic remote monitoring of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

“…The treatment with insecticides or biological means has not been proven so far effective to the point of eradicating the pest. Most of the reported research focuses on means of treatment using biological or chemicals or early detection mainly based on the acoustic modality [4][5][6][7][8][9] and less on the logistics of its control. In order to make maps of infestation plastic traps with pheromone or food attractants are typically used.…”