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.

CABI scientist Dr Arne Witt has led an international team of researchers who have confirmed for the first time the presence of the date pest red palm weevil on Socotra Island, Yemen, putting the ...

made the “difficult decision” to take down two of the trees outside the entrance after they were infested by South American palm weevils, according to Troy Longwith, La Valencia’s general ...