Efforts of researchers to manage the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Arab world: a bibliography

Red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier), is one of the most invasive pest species that causes serious damage to date palm trees. RPW causes massive economic losses in the date palm production worldwide. Infested palm trees show visible signs when the infestation is more advanced. Early detection is a useful tool to eradicate and control RPW successfully. Since R. ferrugineus was first recognized as a threat to date palm production in the mid-1980s for the Arabian Gulf countries, entomology scientists have deployed several methods to control this destructive insect pest. These include studying the biology, ecology and adult trapping of this pest. Integrated pest management (IPM) that included biological and chemical control methods has been used by more than 400 Arab researchers and clarified in more than 300 manuscript presented in this investigation.