ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE RED PALM WEEVIL RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS 0 L I V., (COLEOPTERA CURCULIONIDAE) IN EGYPT. | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
Article 7, Volume 81, Issue 2, July 2003, Page 523-529 PDF (2.22 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2003.276553 | ||||
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Author | ||||
YOUSRY EL-SEBAY | ||||
Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Results indicated that. Rhynchophorus ferruginous had two main activity season annually in Egypt. The first adult brood was during April and the second one was during November. It was found that there was no relationship between seasonal population fluctuation and weather factors. Adult female attracted to the traps after laying eggs. Ethyl acetate was effective more 2.5 times for weevils attraction than food at the traps. Females density were more than males and constitutes 52.8 —57.8 % of total population in the field. | ||||
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