Life history of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Dryophtoridae), in southern Japan

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 421-425

  Abe, Fukiko ^a   Hata, Kunihiko ^a   Sone, Koichi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Developmental stage structure; Red palm weevil; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus; Southern Japan

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COLONIZATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; HOST PLANT; LIFE HISTORY; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

COLEOPTERA; DRYOPHTHORINAE; PHOENIX CANARIENSIS; RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS;

EID: 70349499625     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.092.0302     Document Type: Article

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