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This insect serves as vector for the Bursaphelenchus cocophilus nematode [MP 1] — the cause of red ring disease in coconuts, [4] oilpalm, and dates. [MP 2] [MP 3] R. palmarum carries the disease in the form of dauer larvae, a survival form. [MP 4] By the time one observes symptoms, the palm
Oryctes rhinoceros, also known as coconut rhinoceros beetle, Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, and coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, [2] is a large species of beetle (typically 4–5 cm long), belonging to the rhinoceros beetles subfamily Dynastinae. [1] Oryctes rhinoceros attacks coconut palms and other palms such as the economically important oil palm.
The palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is one of two species of snout beetle known as the red palm weevil, Asian palm weevil or sago palm weevil.The adult beetles are relatively large, ranging between 2 and 4 centimetres (1 and 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) long, and are usually a rusty red colour—but many colour variants exist and have often been classified as different species (e.g., R. vulneratus).
Palmetto weevil grubs infesting a Bismarck palm. The palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) is an insect native to Florida, but has been found as far as southern Texas to the west and South Carolina to the north. [1] [2] It is the largest weevil in North America and the only kind of palm weevil in the continental United States. [1]
These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs that facilitate the spreading of a secretion over their bodies that acts as a water repellent and carrier of pheromones . [ 1 ]
The spitfire sawfly (Perga affinis) is a species of hymenopteran insect in the family Pergidae. It is found in Australia and grows to 22 mm (0.87 in) in length with two pairs of honey-colored wings up to 40 mm (1.6 in) in wingspan. Its larvae are up to 80 mm (3.1 in) long and somewhat resemble a typical caterpillar.
Zyzzyva / ˈ z ɪ z ɪ v ə / is a genus of South American weevils, often found on or near palm trees. [1] It was first described in 1922 by Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr., based on specimens obtained in Brazil by Herbert Huntingdon Smith. [2]: 2, 369 Casey describes Zyzzyva ochreotecta in his book Memoirs on the Coleoptera, Volume 10: [2]: 369–370
They are best known for their enlarged and ornate pronotum, expanded into often fantastic shapes that enhance their camouflage or mimicry, often resembling plant thorns (thus the commonly used name of "thorn bugs" for a number of treehopper species). Treehoppers have specialized muscles in the hind femora that unfurl to generate sufficient ...