Basic bio-ecological parameters of the invasive Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in phoenix canariensis under mediterranean climate

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-163

  Dembilio, O ^a   Jacas, J A ^b  

^a Centre de Proteccio Vegetal i Biotecnologia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

degree days; development; growth rate; immature survival; larval weight; mortality; number of instars; Palmaceae; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus; thermal constant

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODY MASS; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH; INVASIVE SPECIES; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MONOCOTYLEDON; MORTALITY; NEONATE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PEST SPECIES; SURVIVAL;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; PHOENIX CANARIENSIS; RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS;

ANIMAL; ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; ARECACEAE; LARVA; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE; WEEVILS;

EID: 79957527289     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485310000283     Document Type: Article

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