UC Nursery and Floriculture Alliance
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UC Nursery and Floriculture Alliance

Best Management Practices

Use vane traps

Description

RPW:  Vane traps are more effective than bucket traps.  They should be placed 2m above the ground and baited with aggregation pheromone ferrugineol (4-methyl 1-5-nonanol) (39).

Applicable Pests
  • Red palm weevil (RPW)
Section Title
Trapping and Monitoring

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