Difference between revisions of "Rhynchophorus ferrugineus"
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[[File:Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (femmina).jpg|250px|thumb|''Rhynchophorus ferrugineus'' female (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author: Luigi Barraco<br/>Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhynchophorus_ferrugineus_(femmina).jpg Wikimedia Commons]]] | [[File:Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (femmina).jpg|250px|thumb|''Rhynchophorus ferrugineus'' female (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author: Luigi Barraco<br/>Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhynchophorus_ferrugineus_(femmina).jpg Wikimedia Commons]]] | ||
<font color="#800000">'''''Rhynchophorus ferrugineus'''''</font> (Olivier, 1790) (red palm weevil)<br/> | <font color="#800000">'''''Rhynchophorus ferrugineus'''''</font> (Olivier, 1790) (red palm weevil)<br/> | ||
| − | attacks palms in Asia, the Near East, northern Africa and southern Europe. The palms are often killed during an attack. The species spread in the 1980s to the Near East, where it became a major pest of date palms. | + | attacks palms in Asia, the Near East, northern Africa and southern Europe. The palms are often killed during an attack. The species spread in the 1980s to the Near East, where it became a major pest of date palms. More recently it has spread to North Africa, Europe and since 2009 has been reported from the Caribbean. |
For details see the respective page in [[wikipedia:Rhynchophorus ferrugineus|Wikipedia]]. | For details see the respective page in [[wikipedia:Rhynchophorus ferrugineus|Wikipedia]]. | ||
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Rhynchophorus ferrugineus female (click on image to enlarge it)
Author: Luigi Barraco
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Author: Luigi Barraco
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790) (red palm weevil)
attacks palms in Asia, the Near East, northern Africa and southern Europe. The palms are often killed during an attack. The species spread in the 1980s to the Near East, where it became a major pest of date palms. More recently it has spread to North Africa, Europe and since 2009 has been reported from the Caribbean.
For details see the respective page in Wikipedia.
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| • English: | red palm weevil |
| • Español: | picudo rojo de las palmeras curculiónido ferruginoso de las palmeras |
The literature database currently contains 224 publications for Rhynchophorus ferrugineus. (See box above/on left.)
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Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) in Italy killed by the weevil
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