Authors

V. A. Abraham

Publications 2

Research article Open access

A Technique to assess the Longevity of the Pheromone (Ferrolure) used in Trapping the Date Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorous ferrugineus Oliv.

J. R. Faleiro, M.A. Al-Shuaibi, V. A. Abraham et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences · 1999 · 10.24200/jams.vol4iss1pp5-9

The use of the aggregation pheromone, Ferrugineol (4-Methyl-5-Nonanol) has become an important component of the integrated Pest Management strategy currently adopted to trap the red palm weevil Rhynchophorous ferrugineus oliv., a pest which infects date palm Phoenix dactylifera L. throughout the Middle East. At present …

Research article Open access

An Integrated Management Approach for Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus Oliv. a Key Pest of Date Palm in the Middle East

V. A. Abraham, M. A. AI Shuaibi, J. R. Faleiro et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences · 1998 · 10.24200/jams.vol3iss1pp77-83

The date palm, Phoenix doctylifera L., is the most important fruit crop in the Middle East, cultivated since prehistoric times. Since mid-eighties the dreaded pest of palms viz. the red palm weevil. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv. has been reported to cause serious damage to date palm in certain pockets of the Gulf reg …

Co-authors

M. A. AI Shuaibi J. R. Faleiro R. A. Abozuhairah P. S. P. V. Vidyasagar M.A. Al-Shuaibi T. Prem Kumar