The red palm weevil can devastate the valuable date palm plantations of the Middle East. Yet, date producers are still hesitant to apply new technologies that can control this invasive pest. A recent ...
As weevil populations continue to press northward and eastward in Western Canada, canola growers will instead want to ...
In mid September I was walking on the CU campus when I noticed a teeming population of weevils on a small cluster of Canada thistles. Almost half of them were amplectic. Several hours later, when I ...
For the first time, researchers in Canada have investigated the use of the sterile insect technique for controlling populations of the pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii, an economically significant ...
The red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) represents one of the most destructive insect pests of palms worldwide, inflicting severe economic and ecological losses. Integrated management combines ...
The pecan weevil, Curculio caryae (Horn), is a major pest of pecans throughout the southeastern United States, as well as portions of Texas and Oklahoma. Aimed at pecan growers extension personnel ...
The warm humid conditions of the tropics make it tough for farmers to keep their crops pest free. For sweetpotato growers in Micronesia, the sweetpotato weevil seems to defy efforts to control its ...
What is the average distance that the red palm weevil covers? Does the insect’s sex, age and body size have an influence on its flight potential? Researchers have released a study that answers these ...
In mid September I was walking on the CU campus when I noticed a teeming population of weevils on a small cluster of Canada thistles. Almost half of them were amplectic. Several hours later, when I ...