Isolation, identification and efficacy of three bacterial isolates against the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Isolation, identification and efficacy of three bacterial isolates against the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Abstract Background The red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), overruns date palm ranches in most Oases of Saudi Arabia and causes massive economic losses. Integrated pest management (IPM) of the RPW by biocontrol agents of bacterial isolates was the primary ai...

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Main Authors: Najeeb M. Almasoudi, Khalid A. Asiry, Kamal A. M. Abo-Elyousr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-05-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Biological control
Red palm weevil
Entomopathogenic
Integrated pest management (IMP)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-022-00551-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-022-00551-5

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