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SUBMITTER: Soffan A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5015987 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Soffan Alan A Antony Binu B Abdelazim Mahmoud M Shukla Paraj P Witjaksono Witjaksono W Aldosari Saleh A SA Aldawood Abdulrahman S AS
PloS one 20160908 9
The red palm weevil (RPW, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus), one of the most widespread of all invasive insect pest species, is a major cause of severe damage to economically important palm trees. RPW exhibits behaviors very similar to those of its sympatric species, the Asian palm weevil (R. vulneratus), which is restricted geographically to the southern part of Southeast Asia. Although efficient and sustainable control of these pests remains challenging, olfactory-system disruption has been proposed ...[more]