Mass Trapping and Classical Biological Control of Rhynchophorus palmarum L. 1794 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). A hypothesis based in morphological evidences.

Palm weevils have been reported as a pest and red ring nematode vectors for several palms of the Arecaceae family. Rhynchophorus palmarum L (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a pest for coconut crop and other palms. It is vector of Bursaphelencus cocophilus (Cobb) Baujard (Nematoda) etiological agent o...

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Main Authors: Flávio Costa Miguens, Jorge André Sacramento de Magalhães, Livia Melo de Amorim, Viviane Rossi Goebel, Nicola Le Coustour, Marie Lummerzheim, José Inácio Lacerda Moura, Rosane Motta Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Entomologistas do Brasil 2011-07-01
Series:EntomoBrasilis
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Online Access:https://www.entomobrasilis.org/index.php/ebras/article/view/85