Current status of red palm weevil infestation in date palm plantations in Israel

By Victoria Soroker, D. Blumberg, A. Haberman, M. Hamburger-Rishard, S. Reneh, S. Talebaev, L. Anshelevich, A. R. Harari. Phytoparasitica, 2005

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Review: Date palm arthropod pests and their management in Israel (2008, methodology): “A.2 Issid date bug, Asarcopus palmarumHorvath (Hemiptera: Issidae) A.2.1 Distribution and host range The issid date bug (IDB) is native to North Africa and the Middle East, including Egypt (60) and Israel (109).”
Evaluation of the entomopathogenic fungiMetarhizium anisopliae andBeauveria bassiana against the red palm weevilRhynchophorus ferrugineus (2006, methodology): “Current recommended methods for RPW management involve monitoring and masstrapping of adults with pheromone lures, cultural control, and chemical treatments (1,24).”
Sex Pheromones and Their Impact on Pest Management (2010, background): “Gypsy moth Lymantria dispar Forest USA 230.000 Codling moth Cydia pomonella a Apple, pear Worldwide 210.000 Grapevine moth Lobesia botrana Grape EU, Chile 100.000 Oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta Peach, apple Worldwide 50.000 Pink bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella b Cotton USA, Israel, South A”
Review on the management of red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier in date palm Phoenix dactylifera L (2016, background): “In the Middle East peak weevil activity is recorded between March and May while a second peak in captures occurs during October and November (Abraham et al., 1998; Vidyasagar et al., 2000; Soroker et al., 2005).”