One of the biggest threats to global agriculture these days is a tiny, bright red weevil. These little crimson devils eviscerate coconut, date and oil palms, and are native to South Asia. But thanks ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Palm trees in Uruguay are more than just plants, they are icons, much like olive groves for Greeks or cherry blossoms for the Japanese. The treasured trees lining one of the ...

THIS spectacular but terrifying close-up of a red palm weevil exposes every detail of the insect’s rusty-coloured exterior, which is usually hard to spot by eye. At between 2 and 4 centimetres long, ...

The red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) continues to pose a significant threat to palm species in diverse environments, from urban landscapes to major agricultural regions. Current research ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 95, No. 3 (September, 2012), pp. 659-673 (15 pages) The red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), ranks among the most ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Agricultural ministers have agreed on a plan to fight the red palm weevil which ravages coconut, date and oil palms, experts said on Friday, describing it as "a ...

In the past three weeks, a 1.5-inch beetle has caused a flurry of activity among county, state and federal officials. Local palm enthusiasts have begun to panic. Landscape professionals, responsible ...

Thanks to globalization and climate change, the pest has spread to 60 countries, attacking coconut, date and oil palm plantations, and costing... One of the biggest threats to global agriculture these ...