Effect of food attractants on coconut red palm weevil, Rhynchofhous ferrugineus Oliver
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2006
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The efficacy of different food attractant combinations were studied against coconut redpalm weevil, Rhynchophrus ferrugineus Oliver. More population of weevils get attracted towards logs treated with tender coconut water + caster cake than tender coconut water alone upto 8th week and a high response noticed till 4th week. In both the field trials food attractants added with castor cake shown better attraction of weevils. When castor cake added with tender coconut water and coconut toddy captured more adult insects.
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Indian J. Agric. Res., 40 (2): 154-156, 2006