Evaluation of five insecticides for use in the red palm weevil pheromone traps

Pestology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-33

  Abraham, V A ^a,b   Nair, Saritha S ^a  

^a ICAR CENTRAL PLANTATION CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Vadakedathu House   (India)

Author keywords

Coconut; Insecticide; Pheromone trap; Red palm weevil

Indexed keywords

EID: 28144448488     PISSN: 09703012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (5)

1. Abraham, V.A., 1987. Study of sexpheromones and other attractants for the management of major pests of coconut. Final report of the research project. Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, India. pp. 1-8.
2. Abraham, V.A., Abdulla Koya, K.M. and Kurian, C. 1989. Integrated Management of Red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus F. in coconut gardens. J. Plant. Crops. 16 (Suppl): 159-162.
3. Abraham, V.A., Al Shuaibi, M.A., Faleiro, J.R., Abozuhairah, R.A. and Vidyasagar, P.S.P.V. 1998. An Integrated Management Approach for Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv - A key pest of Date palm in the Middle East. Agricultural Sciences 3:77-83.
4. Oehlschlager, A.C., Chinchilla, C.M., Gonzalez, L.M., Jiron, L.F., Mexzon, R. and Morgan, B. 1993. Development of a pheromone-based trapping system for Rhynchophorus palmarum (L) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 86: 1381-1392.
5. Saritha S. Nair, Abraham, V.A. and Radhakrishnan Nair, C.P. 2000. Efficiency of different food baits in combination with pheromone lures in trapping adults of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Pestology 24(6): 3-5.