Working towards control of the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) and maintaining healthy Canary Palms (Phoenix canariensis) in the Mediterranean. Integrated methods like trapping, palm care, timely pruning, ecological treatments (biological control) can help reduce populations in the future.
Saturday 26 March 2011
Red Palm Weevil larvae eat the entire trunk of old Canary Palm!
An article last week shows just how cryptic these insects are! The palm looked well and healthy but the inside of the trunk was totally hollow. Read about it on this great gardening site: Gardening in Spain.
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