Member Symposium: The Menace of Palm Weevils: Challenges and Strategies

Wednesday, November 13, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Meeting Room 15 (Austin Convention Center)
Organizers:
Aziz Ajlan
Khalid Alhudaib


1:30 PM
1885
How far can Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) fly? An examination of field and laboratory flight activity in Al Ahsaa, Saudi Arabia
Christina D. Hoddle, University Of California Riverside ; H. A. F. El-Shafie, Date Palm Research Centre of Excellence ; J. R. Faleiro, Ministry of Agriculture ; Mark S. Hoddle, University of California
1:50 PM
1886
Management of Red Palm Weevil with Hook™ RPW
Agenor Mafra-Neto, ISCA Technologies, Inc. ; Lyndsie Stoltman, ISCA Technologies ; Hug Vazquez, Llibreria Arrels C.B. ; A. H. Al-Abbad, Directorate of Agriculture ; J. R. Faleiro, Ministry of Agriculture ; H. A. F. El-Shafie, Date Palm Research Centre of Excellence
2:10 PM
1887
Genetic control of Red Palm Weevil
Luke Alphey, Oxford University and Oxitec LTD
2:30 PM
1888
Experience with the Diaprepes root weevil: implications for mass rearing the red palm weevil
Stephen L. Lapointe, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
2:50 PM
1889
Genetic Variation Studies on Five Rhynchophorus Species and Different R. ferrugineus Populations
Rabab AAM. El-Mergawy, N/A
3:10 PM
1890
Successful laboratory culture for the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) reared on semi-artificial diet
Aziza Sharaby, Professor of Entomology, National Research Center ; Zamzam M. Al-Dhafar, Dammam University
3:30 PM
Break
3:50 PM
1891
Can azadirachtin deter red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from laying eggs?
Abdul Moneim Al-Shawaf, National Date Palm Research Centre ; Yasser Al-Suleiman, Date Palm Research Centre (DPRC) ; Emmad Al-Abdullah, Date Palm Research Centre (DPRC) ; Abdullah Al-Shagag, National Date Palm Research Centre ; Abdel Moneim Al-Dandan, National Date Palm Research Centre ; Monsour Al-Bagshi, National Date Palm Research Centre ; Sami Al-Saroj, National Date Palm Research Centre ; Salim Al-Bather, Date Palm Research Centre (DPRC) ; Abdallah Ben Abdallah, CTA, FAO Project ; J. R. Faleiro, Ministry of Agriculture
4:10 PM
1892
Preference of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus to date palm cultivars: Olfactometer assays
J. R. Faleiro, Ministry of Agriculture ; H. A. F. El-Shafie, Date Palm Research Centre of Excellence
4:30 PM
1893
Effect of ethyl acetate and date palm fruits quantity on red palm weevil capture in pheromone traps in UAE
Ahmad Al-Saoud, N/A
4:50 PM
1894
Identification of molecular markers associated with Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.) infestation in date palm through differential proteomics approach
Abdulrahman Saad Aldawood, King Saud University ; Khawaja Ghulam Rasool, Kind Saud University ; Muhammad Tufail, King Saudi University ; Muhammad Khan, King Saudi University ; Muhammad Mukhtar, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur ; Makio Takeda, Kobe University
5:10 PM
Concluding Remarks
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