Showing posts with label Red Palm Weevil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Palm Weevil. Show all posts
Thursday, 14 January 2010
Palms at Preveli
Thanks to someone living near Preveli we have established that the palms there are still in good condition. They will be monitored to ensure that they do not start to show signs of attack by the weevil. Good news so far!
Sunday, 27 December 2009
Petition - Help Save the Cretan Palm
Please sign our petition at
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?flowers1&1
to help raise awareness of this threat to our environment.
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?flowers1&1
to help raise awareness of this threat to our environment.
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Red Palm Weevil
We now have up to date information on how to protect healthy palms and what to do with infected palms. If you need advice please let us know.
Friday, 6 November 2009
Prevention and Protection
Methods of Control
Plant Quarantine:
The transport of offshoots as planting material from infested areas can contribute to the spread of the pest. Strict quarantine at international and national levels should be applied.
Cultural Control:
Field sanitation and cultural practices are one of the important components to prevent weevil infestation.
1- Clean the crown of palms periodically to prevent decaying of organic debris in leaf axils.
2- Avoid cuts and injuries.
3- When green leaves are cut, cut them at 120 cm away from the base.
4- Cutting of steps in palms for easy climbing is to be avoided, as this provides sites for egg laying by weevils.
5- As palms affected by leaf rot and bud rot diseases are more prone to weevil infestation, they are to be treated with suitable fungicides; after that, application of any insecticide to prevent egg laying by weevils is essential.
6- Destroy all dead palms harboring the pest by cutting and burning.
Mechanical Control:
Dead palms or palms beyond recovery are to be split open, exposing the different stages of the pest present inside and the debris, including the out logs and crowns, are to be burned.
Trapping the Weevils:
Trapping the weevils and destroying them is another method by which weevil populations can be brought down.
Biological Control:
No effective biological agent, which can be employed for the biological control of the pest has been found..
Chemical Control:
A- Preventive.
B- Curative.
Training and Education:
In order to successfully implement weevil management the cooperation of the public is essential. For any large scale pest management program to succeed, it is imperative that the public cooperate and involve themselves at the operational level. This can be achieved by making the population aware of the seriousness of the problem and training him in various IPM skills.
The only effective control is to cut down all infested palms and destroy them at an early stage so the nests of larvae cannot hatch and repopulate an area. The trunk of the palm needs to be split open and all stages destroyed. Burning the head does not kill the stages in the middle of the trunk. Thus, the whole trunk should be chopped and burned.
Adapted from the website www.redpalmweevil.com
Plant Quarantine:
The transport of offshoots as planting material from infested areas can contribute to the spread of the pest. Strict quarantine at international and national levels should be applied.
Cultural Control:
Field sanitation and cultural practices are one of the important components to prevent weevil infestation.
1- Clean the crown of palms periodically to prevent decaying of organic debris in leaf axils.
2- Avoid cuts and injuries.
3- When green leaves are cut, cut them at 120 cm away from the base.
4- Cutting of steps in palms for easy climbing is to be avoided, as this provides sites for egg laying by weevils.
5- As palms affected by leaf rot and bud rot diseases are more prone to weevil infestation, they are to be treated with suitable fungicides; after that, application of any insecticide to prevent egg laying by weevils is essential.
6- Destroy all dead palms harboring the pest by cutting and burning.
Mechanical Control:
Dead palms or palms beyond recovery are to be split open, exposing the different stages of the pest present inside and the debris, including the out logs and crowns, are to be burned.
Trapping the Weevils:
Trapping the weevils and destroying them is another method by which weevil populations can be brought down.
Biological Control:
No effective biological agent, which can be employed for the biological control of the pest has been found..
Chemical Control:
A- Preventive.
B- Curative.
Training and Education:
In order to successfully implement weevil management the cooperation of the public is essential. For any large scale pest management program to succeed, it is imperative that the public cooperate and involve themselves at the operational level. This can be achieved by making the population aware of the seriousness of the problem and training him in various IPM skills.
The only effective control is to cut down all infested palms and destroy them at an early stage so the nests of larvae cannot hatch and repopulate an area. The trunk of the palm needs to be split open and all stages destroyed. Burning the head does not kill the stages in the middle of the trunk. Thus, the whole trunk should be chopped and burned.
Adapted from the website www.redpalmweevil.com
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