PEST OF PALMS
WHAT ARE PESTS? any organisms that judge by humans as threats to them or to their interests you should know: species name order and family stage that cause damage symptoms the control methods
Oryctes rhinocerus Coleoptera:Scaeabaeidae common name: rhiocerus beetle/kumbang badak@tanduk@tahi major pest of oil palm and coconut damage caused by adults eggs laid in rotting organic materials adults conceal during day time,evening fly to palms
bores into crown of palms feed on sap of soft tissue of developing shoots (pucuk) symptoms: leaves emerge as typical fan-like-shaped (bentuk kipas) control: practise good sanitation (kebersihan),so no breeding sites cover crops manually removed the adults 3% granular carbofuran
Rhynchophorus schach kumbang belalai/kumbang gajah Curculionidae damage caused by larvae lay eggs in the shoots already damaged by kumbang badak control: good sanitation, no rhino. beetle, no red-stripe weevil
Metisa plana Moth: Psychidae ulat bungkus/bagworm damage: larvae female wingless young larvae built their own ‘bag’ larva tebuk daun atau kikis bahagian epidermis
control: spray with trichlorphon trunk injection
Darna trima Moth: Limacodidae nettle catterpillar damage: larvae daun habis dimakan tinggal lidi control: guna virus parasitoid: Apanteles sp. spray cypermethrin