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Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier
Taxonomic position
Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Curculionidae
Common name
Red palm weevil
Habitat / Crop(s) damaged
Coconut and other palms.
Typical symptoms of damage are wilting and yellowing of central fronds or spear clusters which collapse and rot subsequently emitting a characteristic alcoholic odour; brownish ooze and chewed up fibre coming out of slits or cracks in the trunk; grubs making a lot of gnawing or ribbling sound and presence of fibrous cocoons in the dying and dead trunks.
Pest status
Major.
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