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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Language: | Arabic |
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The Union of Arab Universities
2018-10-01
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Series: | Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_28385_c19e7efee04a45cccf2f10d4fb8b2ee8.pdf |