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Palmera afectada por el picudo rojo (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus)

Photo by eulalia rubio
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Field Notes

Description:

El picudo rojo es un gorgojo de gran tamaño, entre dos y cinco centímetros, y color rojizo ferruginoso lo hacen inconfundible. La larva perfora galerías de más de un metro de longitud en los troncos

Habitat:

Palmeras

Notes:

. No obstante, permanecerá en la palmera inicialmente atacada si todavía dispone de material vegetal para su

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eulalia rubio
El uso de parásitos para acabar con el picudo rojo demuestra su efectividad. Los expertos logran una alta mortalidad en la plaga que arrasa las palmeras del municipio de Murcia.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2010

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