@article {15624, title = {Pests of coconut and their natural enemies in Micronesia}, journal = {Micronesica Supplement}, volume = {6}, year = {2002}, month = {July}, pages = {105-110}, type = {Article; Meeting paper}, abstract = {Common pests of coconut in Micronesia include coconut hispid, Brontispa spp.; red coconut scale, Furcaspis oceanica Lindinger; coconut scale, Aspidiotus destructor Signoret; rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros L.; and New Guinea sugarcane weevil, Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval). A number of other minor pests also occur in this region. Their distribution, and the history of introduction and establishment of their natural enemies in Micronesia are described. Possible accidental introduction of a destructive pest, Aceria guerreronis Keifer is cautioned.}, keywords = {Diet, Dispersal, Ecology, Hosts, Means of dispersal, Nutrition, Oceanic islands, parasite, Zoogeography}, url = {://ZOOREC:ZOOR13800059917}, author = {MUNIAPPAN, R.} } @article {5630, title = {Oviposition preference and larval development of Rhabdoscelus lineatocollis (Coleoptera: Rhynchophoridae) in sugarcane}, journal = {Applied Entomology and Zoology}, volume = {33}, year = {1998}, month = {August}, pages = {409-411}, type = {Article}, abstract = {Oviposition experiments using sugarcane stems cut into 7 cm lengths were conducted. The results show that the Asiatic palm weevil, Rhabdoscelus lineatocollis oviposits no eggs on the hard and soft sugarcane varieties, F172 and NiF4, at any developmental stage where cracks were absent. Oviposition occurred, however, when the stems were artificially cracked by a knife and 0.45 eggs/female/day was laid in the cracks. When the epidermis was totally removed, about 0.5 eggs/female was laid per day. The survival rates of the larvae in the stem were more than 60\% at 28 +- 1degreeC, 90 days after innoculation. Most adult weevils stayed in the narrow space between the stem and the leaf sheath.}, keywords = {Asia, Diet, Ecology, Eurasia, Land zones, larvae, Nutrition, Oviposition, Palaearctic region, Population dynamics, Reproduction, Reproductive behaviour, Rhabdoscelus lineatocollis, Rhabdoscelus similis}, isbn = {0003-6862}, url = {http://nels.nii.ac.jp/els/110001103250.pdf?id=ART0001265833\&type=pdf\&lang=jp\&host=cinii\&order_no=\&ppv_type=0\&lang_sw=\&no=1242381999\&cp=}, author = {Takahashi, Keiichi and Sakakibara, Mitsutaka and Terauchi, Takayoshi and Soemori, Hiroshi} } @article {1900, title = {Pests of coconut and their natural enemies in Micronesia}, journal = {Micronesica Supplement}, volume = {6}, year = {2002}, month = {July}, pages = {105-110}, type = {Article; Meeting paper}, abstract = {Common pests of coconut in Micronesia include coconut hispid, Brontispa spp.; red coconut scale, Furcaspis oceanica Lindinger; coconut scale, Aspidiotus destructor Signoret; rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros L.; and New Guinea sugarcane weevil, Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval). A number of other minor pests also occur in this region. Their distribution, and the history of introduction and establishment of their natural enemies in Micronesia are described. Possible accidental introduction of a destructive pest, Aceria guerreronis Keifer is cautioned.}, keywords = {Diet, Dispersal, Ecology, Hosts, Means of dispersal, Nutrition, Oceanic islands, parasite, Zoogeography}, url = {://ZOOREC:ZOOR13800059917}, author = {MUNIAPPAN, R.} } @article {1909, title = {Oviposition preference and larval development of Rhabdoscelus lineatocollis (Coleoptera: Rhynchophoridae) in sugarcane}, journal = {Applied Entomology and Zoology}, volume = {33}, number = {3}, year = {1998}, month = {August}, pages = {409-411}, type = {Article}, abstract = {Oviposition experiments using sugarcane stems cut into 7 cm lengths were conducted. The results show that the Asiatic palm weevil, Rhabdoscelus lineatocollis oviposits no eggs on the hard and soft sugarcane varieties, F172 and NiF4, at any developmental stage where cracks were absent. Oviposition occurred, however, when the stems were artificially cracked by a knife and 0.45 eggs/female/day was laid in the cracks. When the epidermis was totally removed, about 0.5 eggs/female was laid per day. The survival rates of the larvae in the stem were more than 60\% at 28 +- 1degreeC, 90 days after innoculation. Most adult weevils stayed in the narrow space between the stem and the leaf sheath. }, keywords = {Asia, Diet, Ecology, Eurasia, Land zones, larvae, Nutrition, Oviposition, Palaearctic region, Population dynamics, Reproduction, Reproductive behaviour, Rhabdoscelus lineatocollis, Rhabdoscelus similis}, isbn = {0003-6862}, url = {http://nels.nii.ac.jp/els/110001103250.pdf?id=ART0001265833\&type=pdf\&lang=jp\&host=cinii\&order_no=\&ppv_type=0\&lang_sw=\&no=1242381999\&cp=}, author = {Takahashi, Keiichi and Sakakibara, Mitsutaka and Terauchi, Takayoshi and Soemori, Hiroshi} } @article {1912, title = {Effect of host plants on the development of Asiatic palm weevil Rhabdoscelus lineaticollis (Heller)}, journal = {Zhongguo Senlin Bingchong}, volume = {27}, number = {1}, year = {2008}, month = {Jan}, pages = {12-14, 4}, type = {Article}, keywords = {Digestion, Ecology, Hosts, Nutrition, parasite, Population dynamics, Reproduction, Reproductive productivity, Rhabdoscelus lineatocollis, Rhabdoscelus similis}, isbn = {1671-0886}, url = {://ZOOREC:ZOOR14407040542}, author = {Zhang, Jiangqion and Lu, Yongyue and Zeng, Ling} }