| [effects of host plants on development and fecundity of brontispa longissima (gestro)]. | with cocos nucifera, hyophorbe lagenicaulis, washingtonia filifera, roystonea regia and areca catechu as test host plants, this paper studied the effects of their un-spread leaves on the development and fecundity of experimental population of brontispa longissima. the results showed that the development duration of one generation b. longissima fed on different hosts varied significantly, with the longest (72.8 days) on w. filifera and the shortest (39.8 days) on h. lagenicaulis. the average pupa ... | 2007 | 18062312 |
| evaluation of an oil dispersion formulation of imidacloprid as a drench against rhynchophorus ferrugineus (coleoptera, curculionidae) in young palm trees. | background: the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus (olivier), is a phytophagous insect that feeds on soft succulent tissues of most palm species and is considered the main palm pest in the middle east and the mediterranean basin. the aim of this study was to test the efficacy of imidacloprid oil dispersion (od) as a drench in preventive and curative treatments against r. ferrugineus in phoenix canariensis, washingtonia robusta, washingtonia filifera and trachycarpus fortunei. results: le ... | 2011 | 22262504 |