When people think of oil palm, they picture tall trees, heavy fruit bunches, harvesters wielding long poles, and tankers ...

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 ...

The South American palm weevil is a very small bug that has the potential to cause very big problems. Native to Mexico, Central America, and South America, this invasive weevil eats the foliage of ...

You may have never encountered the New Guinea sugarcane weevil Rhabdoscelus obscures, but this naughty little weevil may be enjoying life in your coconut, betel nut or other palms. The larvae bore ...

The pepper weevil (Anthonomous eugenii Cano) is a destructive invasive insect pest of cultivated peppers in the southeastern United States. Adult pepper weevils feed on fruit and leaf buds and lay ...

Dubai, 27 July 2004 (WAM) -- Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesSaeed Mohammed Al Raqbanai issued today a resolution forming the nationalteam for the third phase of the project for transfer of the ...

Researchers at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) have identified a gene responsible for the development of the sweetpotato weevil, which could make the pest easier to control. The ...

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