Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
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rhynchophorus-ferrugineus-215-2585194
title:
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
text:
The palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is one of two species of snout beetle known as the red palm weevil, Asian palm weevil or sago palm weevil. The adult beetles are relatively large, ranging between 2 and 4 centimetres long, and are usually a rusty red colour—but many colour variants exist and have often been classified as different species. Weevil larvae can excavate holes in the trunks of palm trees up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long, thereby weakening and eventually killing the host plant. As
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Pest weevil on palm (oil, coconut, date)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchophorus_ferrugineus
date created:
2007-03-28T19:54:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T21:44:06Z
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13
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