Alert to spread of an invasive alien species,red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus.
Author of the article:JU Rui-Ting1,LI Yue-Zhong1,DU Yu-Zhou2,CHI Xing-Zhen1,YAN Wei1,XU Ying1
Author's Workplace:(1.Shanghai Institute of Landscape Gardening Science, Shanghai 200232, China; 2.Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China)
Key Words:red palm weevil; distribution; biology; hosts; control
Abstract:The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, which is native to India, was introduced to Middle East in 1980s. In China, it distributed in Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Taiwan, Yunnan, and Motuo of Xizang and now menaced to other regions. The pes