MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF GUT BACTERIAL ENDOSYMBIONTS DIVERSITY IN RED PALM WEEVIL LARVAE, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE)

Red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver, 1790), Order; Coleoptera, Family; Curculionidae, is considered as the biggest threat facing date palm cultivators. The larva feed on trunk tender tissue and can cause palm death within 6-8 months after infection. Insect gut harbors a community of b...

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Main Authors: B. Osman, M. Magdy, S. Elsharabasy, M. Rashed, S. Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: The Union of Arab Universities 2018-10-01
Series:Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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Online Access:https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_28385_c19e7efee04a45cccf2f10d4fb8b2ee8.pdf