Precaution of an alien pest invasionAsiatic palm weevil, Rhabdoscelus lineaticollis.
Author of the article:ZHANG Run-Zhi1,REN Li1,ZENG Ling2
Author's Workplace:1.(Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China),2.(South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China).
Key Words:Rhabdoscelus lineaticollis (Heller); palm tree; sugarcane; invasive species; quarantine
Abstract:An invasive pest insect, Rhabdoscelus lineaticollis (Heller) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is threatening to palm tree and sugarcane production in South China because it was serious pest to those plants in Singapore, Okinawa Islands in Japan and Taiw