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Red Palm Weevil

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Photo by Bernadette S
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a pest in Egypt - can cause serious infestation problems in date palm groves

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Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

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Comments (4)
LuisStevens
This bugs have killed hundreds of palms in my city, some more than 100 years old.
Bernadette S
Thanks! I just hope he stays out of our palm trees. :-)
Atul
Bernadette , lovely spotting ,thanks for sharing such lovely spottings!!

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PublishedFebruary 2, 2012

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