African palm weevils were introduced to the country. These little beetles pollinated the plants with no extra work from humans, and, suddenly, palm oil yields boomed. Since, palm oil's popularity ...

Palm oil is now the world’s most popular vegetable ... introducing an African weevil for pollination—led to greater yields and a flourishing investment in oil palms. Still, as recently as ...

Agricultural ministers have agreed on a plan to fight the red palm weevil, which ravages coconut, date and oil palms, experts have said, describing it as "a global threat". The strategy includes ...

The Florida Entomologist Vol. 91, No. 3, Sep., 2008 Evaluation of Date Palm Cultivars for Re... Evaluation of Date Palm Cultivars for Rearing the Red Date Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus ...

The red palm weevil can devastate the valuable date palm plantations of the Middle East. Yet, date producers are still hesitant to apply new technologies that can control this invasive pest.

Climate change poses a major challenge for the palm oil industry, particularly in Colombia. Rising global temperatures, ...

According to research, the weevil, which botanical name varies based on region, has an African specie called Rhynchophorus Phoenicis while the Asian specie is called Rhynchophorus Terogenius.