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Effect of ethyl acetate and trap colour on weevil captures in red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) pheromone traps

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2013

Ahmad Hussen Al-Saoud
Ahmad Hussen Al-Saoud*
Affiliation:
Bani Yas Research Station, General Agricultural Directorate of Abu Dhabi, Al-Ain, PO Box 24406, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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*E-mail: alsaoudahmad@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Trapping of adult red palm weevil (RPW) Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier using food-baited pheromone traps is a major component of the integrated pest management strategy currently adopted against the RPW in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Field trials were carried out in RPW-infested date plantations of Al-Rahba, Abu Dhabi, UAE from January to December 2010 to ascertain the combined influence of ethyl acetate (EA) and trap colours on weevil captures in RPW pheromone traps. Weevil captures were recorded throughout the experimental period with a sex ratio (male:female) of 1:2.2 and capture rates of 25.13 and 15.14 weevils/trap/month in traps with and without EA, respectively. Furthermore, treatments with black-coloured traps recorded significantly higher weevil captures.

Keywords

Rhynchophorus ferrugineuspheromonetrap colourethyl acetateIPMdate palm
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Research Papers
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , September 2013 , pp. 202 - 206
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Copyright © icipe 2013 

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