CONTROL OF RED PALM WEEVIL RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS. OLIV. IN EGYPT.

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculturalr Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

Held trails, revealed that moving within country can be recommended, for offshoots protection against the red palm weevil Rhynchophoms ferrugincus. Oliv. By applying the following mixtures viz ; Confidor (75 m1/100 liters ), Oshin ( 125 g/100 liters ) or Actara ( 35 g/100 liters), mixed with 250g mud/liter and dipped for 15 minutes before translocation and recultivation. Protection technique can be obtained during 11-13 weeks through translocation.Trunk base can be treated with the different following chemicals dissolved in kerosene viz ; Cidial (3mI/1 liter), Dursban (3mI/1 liter), followed by Basudin (3m1/1 liter).