State officials have declared Laguna Beach ground zero for a deadly threat to California’s palm trees. The discovery of the red palm weevil in two trees in North Laguna is the first time the ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Palm trees in Uruguay are more than just plants, they are icons, much like olive groves for Greeks or cherry blossoms for the Japanese. The treasured trees lining one of the ...

ICRISAT hosted the launch of Workstream 3 – Digital Innovations under the Consortium for Red Palm Weevil Control (C4RPWC) at its ...

Thanks to globalization and climate change, the pest has spread to 60 countries, attacking coconut, date and oil palm plantations, and costing... One of the biggest threats to global agriculture these ...

THIS spectacular but terrifying close-up of a red palm weevil exposes every detail of the insect’s rusty-coloured exterior, which is usually hard to spot by eye. At between 2 and 4 centimetres long, ...

A global consortium has launched a digital innovation programme at ICRISAT to combat the Red Palm Weevil. Scientists will use ...

Agricultural ministers have agreed on a plan to fight the red palm weevil, which ravages coconut, date and oil palms, experts have said, describing it as "a global threat". The strategy includes ...

The red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) continues to pose a significant threat to palm species in diverse environments, from urban landscapes to major agricultural regions. Current research ...

The red palm weevil can devastate the valuable date palm plantations of the Middle East. Yet, date producers are still hesitant to apply new technologies that can control this invasive pest. A recent ...

In the past three weeks, a 1.5-inch beetle has caused a flurry of activity among county, state and federal officials. Local palm enthusiasts have begun to panic. Landscape professionals, responsible ...