Factsheet rhynchophorus palmarum linnaeus american palm. Insects free fulltext exposure to insecticides reduces. Pheromones and semiochemicals of rhynchophorus palmarum. Biochemical characterization and the effects of reducing agents camilla camerino santana 1, leandro a. Rhynchophorus palmarum is common in neotropical virgin forests and in agroecosystems exploiting oil palms, and has been reported on 35 plant species in 12 different families. Chemical ecology of the palm weevil rhynchophorus palmarum l. First detection of rhynchophorus palmarum an invasive. Rhynchophorus palmarum wikimili, the free encyclopedia. However, there are few studies about lipid digestion for this insect. As each larva in its fresh state weighs between 8 and 12 g, it would imply the consumption of 50 larvae per person per month, which is possible. Therefore, if both pests are targets, the trap should be baited with the pheromone lures for r. The adults are relatively large black beetles of approximately one and a half inch in length, and the larvae may grow to two inches in length. Curculionidae and their threat to florida palms michael c. Accepted 10 june, 2011 palm weevil rhychophorus palmarum poses treat to cultivated palm trees in central and southern africa.
Introduction the genus rhynchophorus currently contains nine species, of which six are known to attack palms. Two other species, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier and rhynchophorus palmarum l. Curculionidae is a pest for coconut crop and other palms. On may 20, the animal and plant health inspection service aphis confirmed the detection of a dead south american palm weevil sapw. Free fulltext pdf articles from hundreds of disciplines, all in one place. Distribution top of page as reported by wattanapongsiri 1966, the genus rhynchophorus has an extensive worldwide distribution, but is concentrated in the tropics. Larvae often destroy the apical growth area of the tree by feeding on the growing tissue in the palm. Dec 01, 2005 read rhynchophorus palmarum, eppo bulletin on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips.
The indians gather the palm worms from damaged or fallen palm stems and. On march 17, 2016 several adult and larval weevils collected by san diego county officials during the removal of a canary island date palm in san ysidro were identified as rhynchophorus palmarum, south american palm weevil sapw pdr 370p06400129. Rizo 1977anddiplogasteritus sp is a freeliving nematode. Rhynchophorus palmarum rhycpadocuments eppo global. Although sapw has been found in this area since 2011 this is the first confirmation of a breeding population. Mass trapping and biological control of rhynchophorus palmarum. Paper presented in the meeting on the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus, muscat, oman, 1920 february.
Curculionidae and identification of associated nematodes in south texas. The south american palm weevil a new threat to palms in california and the southwest donald r. The davis red weevil detector is an electronic instrument capable of amplifying the noise made by r. Partial characterization of protease activity from. South american palm weevil detected in arizona ufifas. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum, eppo. Attraction to host plants by adultrhynchophorus palmarum l. South american palm weevil rhynchophorus palmarum south american palm weevil rhynchophorus palmarum is an insect pest. Maleproduced aggregation pheromone of the american palm weevil, rhynchophorus palmarum l. Prabhakaran nair, in the agronomy and economy of important tree crops of the developing world, 2010. Identification of pheromone synergists in american palm weevil, rhynchophorus palmarum, and attraction of related dynamis borassi. The south american palm weevil can infest healthy, undamaged palms.
In this work, we have described the biochemical characterization of the lipase activity in the posterior midgut of the r. Rhynchophorus palmarum palm weevil egwim, evans c phd 1 biochemistry department, federal university of technology, pmb 65, minna, niger state, nigeria. Giant palm weevils of the genus rhynchophorus coleoptera. Rhynchophorus palmarum wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, th.
This detector is essentially a low frequency amplifier. Dec 01, 2007 pm 783 1 specific scope this standard describes a diagnostic protocol for rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum. At the present time, it appears that placing pheromones for both r. The preparation was shown to be homogeneous on polyacrylamide gels. The use of pheromone traps is basic to develop the integrated pest management ipm systems for the r. The south american palm weevil, rhynchophorus palmarum, is a species of snout beetle. Lipase activity in the larval midgut of rhynchophorus. The palm weevil, or suri grub, rhynchophorus palmarum is one of the classic examples of human entomophagy. We describe the use of alerito, the larva of the rhynchophorus palmarum coleoptera. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum 2007. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Rhynchophorus bilineatus montrouzier, 1857 black palm weevil. Lohr b1, vasquezordonez aa2, becerra lopezlavalle la3.
On the life history and habits of the palm weevil, rhynchophorus palmarium. Palm weevils are major pests of various trees in the family arecaceae throughout the tropics including. Media in category rhynchophorus palmarum the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. Pdf rhynchophorus palmarum, the palm weevil, has been reported as a pest of.
Paper presented in the meeting on the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus, muscat, oman, 1920 february, 2000 abstract banu jg, sosamma vk, koshy pk, 1998. It is also a natural source of protein in asia and africa. Rhynchophorus palmarum wikispecies, free species directory. Rhynchophorus palmarum l, the american palm weevil, is an important pest of several palm species in tropical america as a vector of the red. It is not only a primary pest of palms, its pest status is greatly aggravated by its vectoring of the nematode, bursaphelenchus cocophilus cobb, the cause of the red ring disease rrd. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum. The results of recent investigations support the view that the palm weevil, rhynchophorus palmarum l.
Curculionidae by chromatography on anionexchange, gel filtration, and hydrophobic interaction columns. It is, however, found predominantly on arecaceae, the main hosts being, cocos nucifera, elaeis guineensis, euterpe edulis, metroxylon sagu, phoenix canariensis, phoenix. Female rhynchophorus palmarum with coloration resembling r. This insect, originally from the tropical regions of asia and polynesia, has extended continuously through other areas of the planet, colonising different species of palm trees. Identification of pheromone synergists in american palm. Ohara the south american palm weevil sapw rhynchophorus palmarum, one of a genus of unusually destructive beetles well known for attacking palms, is now killing canary island date palms cidps phoenix. Pm70831 rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum. The rhynchophorus palmarum mass trapping by aggregation pheromone has demonstrated to be a high effective tool to reduce the pest incidence. Rhynchophorus palmarum linnaeus pest rating proposals. The south american palm weevil rhynchophorus palmarum is one of the most important pests on commercial palm plantations.
This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. During studies to adapt pheromone trapping of rhynchophorus palmarum to the special coconut growing conditions at the colombian pacific coast, 152 atypicallycolored specimens were captured in a total collection of 53,802 of the normally completely black weevil. The american or black palm weevil apw, rhynchophorus palmarum l, is on record as the worst pest of palms in tropical america. This species is a notorious pest of palm and coconut throughout its zone of distribution oehlschlager et al.
Oehlschlager1, carlos chinchilla2, geovani castillo2, and lilliana gonzalez1 chemtica internacional, valencia industrial park zeta, sto. This weevil has a probable role of insect vectors in the dissemination of the nematode, radinaphelenchus cocophilus, the causative organism of red ring disease of coconuts. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Rhynchophorus palmarum scientific name rhynchophorus palmarum linnaeus synonyms. The head is small and round with a characteristic long, ventrally curved rostrum snout. Rhynchophorus palmarum linnaeus, 1758 insects as food. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum speci. During studies to adapt pheromone trapping of rhynchophorus palmarum to the special coconut growing conditions at the colombian. Pictures of the pest are available in the eppo diagnostic protocol for rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum oeppeppo, 2007. The giant palm weevils of the genus rhynchophorus herbst are among the worst palm pests in the world. Mar 12, 2008 pictures of the pest are available in the eppo diagnostic protocol for rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum oeppeppo, 2007. Oehlschlager et al control of red ring disease by mass trapping of r.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. One species, rhynchophorus cruentatus fabricius, is native to florida and the southeastern us. Biological sciences agricultural pests animal populations distribution esters ethylene glycol ethylene glycols nematoda plantations roundworms weevils. The south american palm weevil sapw, rhynchophorus palmarum linnaeus coleoptera. South american palm weevil, rhynchophorus palmarum linnaeus, 1758 coleoptera. Brown 1973 found that this fungus was the cause of the most common leaf spot of coconuts in solomon islands and noted distinct differences between lesions associated with p. The red palm weevil rhynchophorus ferrugineus is an invasive exotic species and phytosanitary quarantine species which is present in spain since 1995, when it was detected in granada and malaga. Rhynchophorus, or common name palm weevil, is a genus of beetles in the weevil family, curculionidae. Adult rhynchophorus palmarum have a black, hard cuticle and they measure about 45 cm in length and are approximately 1.
Purification and biochemical characterization of a. American palm weevil, palm weevil, or palmmarrow weevil, rhynchophorus palmarum linnaeus is a serious pest of numerous palms, it also attacks 35 plant species of 12 different families esser and meredith, 1987. It has several common names as well as the american palm weevil. There is a need to determine the species of pestalotiopsis present in the pacific by molecular methods. The effects of six neurotoxic insecticides abamectin, carbaryl, deltamethrin, fipronil, imidacloprid and spinosad were evaluated against sapw for. South american palm weevil, rhynchophorus palmarum pest. Rhynchophorus palmarum linnaeus, 1758 insects as food and. Curculionidae is the main pest of elaeis guineensis and damages palm trees with bud rot disease in the americas. This page was last edited on 17 january 2020, at 01.
Insects free fulltext lipase activity in the larval. Some biota are rapidly fatal, as with the infestation by the palm weevil, rhynchophorus sp. Infestation of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus in relation to offshoots on date palm trunk and its management. Specific approval and amendment approved in 200709.
Rhynchophorus palmarum south american palm weevil cabi. This page was last edited on 19 december 2019, at 15. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus 2008 eppo bulletin wiley. So are the larva of the beetle rhynchophorus palmarum cerda et al.
Five specimens had the typical coloration of rhynchophorus ferrugineus, an invasive species recently introduced to aruba and. Rhynchophorus palmarum rhycpaoverview eppo global database. Jul 04, 2011 this feature is not available right now. Teratorhabditis palmarum was isolated from newly emerged adults and cocoons of r. Potential distribution predicted for rhynchophorus. The genus rhynchophorus currently contains nine species, of which six are known to attack palms.
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