Red palm weevil
Insect — Coleoptera
Identification key : 
Legless larva with a head (weevils, seed beetles, bark beetles, wasps) (Larva) 
Weevils (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))
Scientific name : Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
Other names : Asian palm weevil
Weevil 2 to 4 cm long, reddish with black spots, native to South-East Asia and now widespread in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and other regions. Its legless larvae tunnel inside the trunk and crown of date palms, coconut palms and ornamental palms. The central fronds dry and collapse, and the palm may die once the growing point is destroyed.
Crops affected : Coconut, Date (Date palm), Ornamental trees and shrubs
Source : Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (RHYCFE)[Overview] — EPPO Global Database — EPPO Global Database
This page lists the bio-preparations in the collection that other references associate with this opportunist: Red palm weevil.
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No published recipe is associated with this opportunist yet.
Ornamental trees and shrubs Coconut Date (Date palm)
Weevil Coconut rhinoceros beetle Pink hibiscus mealybug Palm borer moth Phytophthora palmivora (black pod) Bayoud disease of date palm Fire blight Black scale Box tree moth