Seasonal Fluctuation of the Date Palm Fruit Stalk Borer, Oryctes elegans Prell (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in Date Palm Plantations in Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia

The date palm fruit stalk borer, Oryctes elegans, is widely distributed in Saudi Arabia. Undetected and untreated infestations by this pest result in severe losses. Light trap studies to investigate seasonal population fluctuations of O. elegans were conducted in Al-Rajhi Endowment date palm plantat...

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Main Author: Mohammad Al-Deghairi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences
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Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/jams/article/view/650