red palm weevil

venus may · Post by **venus may** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:18 am

please tell me all about this kind of organism what is its physical characteristics

kathrynshewey · Post by **kathrynshewey** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:20 am

Hi,
A quick search in Google for "Red Palm Weevil" produced numerous results, such as the following website that discusses the red palm weevil:
http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2002/redweevil.htm

The red palm weevil is a member of Coleoptera: Curculionidae. The male and female adults are large reddish brown beetles about 3 cm long and with a characteristic long curved rostrum; with strong wings, they are capable of undertaking long flights. Originating in southern Asia and Melanesia, where it is a serious pest of coconuts, this weevil has been advancing westwards very rapidly since the mid 1980s.The cause of the high rate of spread of this pest is human intervention, by transporting infested young or adult date palm trees and offshoots from contaminated to uninfected areas.

Hope this information helps!