Title of article
First Record of Red Palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790) on the Date Palm, Phoenix dactylifera in Basrah, Iraq
Author/Authors
aletby, moslem a. a. w. university of basrah - college of agriculture - department of plant protection, Iraq
From page
1
To page
6
Abstract
Samples of insect adults, larvae and cocoons with pieces of infesteddeclining palm leaves of Phoenix dactylifera were collected in Safwan area which islocated south of Basrah, Iraq in mid-October 2015. The pest identified as a red palmweevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus. This is the first record the pest in Iraq.
Keywords
Red palm weevil , Rhynchophorus ferrugineus , Phoenix dactylifera , Basrah , Iraq.
Journal title
Basrah Journal Of Agricultural Sciences
Journal title
Basrah Journal Of Agricultural Sciences
Record number
2696651
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