@article{10.11648/j.aje.20220604.13,
  author = {Nor Ahya Mahadi and Tajul Ariffin Aziz Yusof and Wan Khairul Anuar Wan Ali and Amiran Ngah and Mazidah Mat and Anuar Abdullah and Mohd Hafizudin Zakaria and Noor Azlina Masdor},
  title = {Comparative Study of Red Palm Weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) Reproduction Reared Using Different Diets},
  journal = {American Journal of Entomology},
  volume = {6},
  number = {4},
  pages = {110-115},
  doi = {10.11648/j.aje.20220604.13},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aje.20220604.13},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.aje.20220604.13},
  abstract = {Rhynchophorus ferrugineus or known as red palm weevil (RPW) is a damaging pest of coconut and many other palms. Due to its damaging nature to palms, many efforts have been taken to develop control methods of the pest which originated from laboratory studies. The use of wild-captured RPW from the field for laboratory trials would cause inconsistencies due to many factors. Thus, rearing them under laboratory condition is a must. Rearing techniques used by previous workers are laborious, requires frequent maintenance and sometime produced insufficient samples for testing. Some of the ingredients used also could not be acquired easily. Therefore, a study was conducted to compare RPW reproduction using different alternative diets in order to produce better technique for continuous rearing as preparation before laboratory studies. This study was done by preparing two types of alternative diets, namely Diet A using cassava+chicken feed+young coconut husks as the main ingredients and Diet B using sugarcane, for rearing the weevil. Two pairs of RPW were used on each diet and observations were done daily. Numbers of RPW were recorded for every stage until adult emergence. Development time and adult longevity were also recorded. The experiment was done for two generations and replicated five times. Results of the study revealed that Diet A increased RPW fertility per female (P0.05) as it could have been dependent on the freshness of the diets over time. Thus, the results of this study suggested that Diet A is a better option as compared to Diet B for RPW rearing under laboratory condition.},
 year = {2022}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Comparative Study of Red Palm Weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) Reproduction Reared Using Different Diets
AU  - Nor Ahya Mahadi
AU  - Tajul Ariffin Aziz Yusof
AU  - Wan Khairul Anuar Wan Ali
AU  - Amiran Ngah
AU  - Mazidah Mat
AU  - Anuar Abdullah
AU  - Mohd Hafizudin Zakaria
AU  - Noor Azlina Masdor
Y1  - 2022/10/29
PY  - 2022
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aje.20220604.13
DO  - 10.11648/j.aje.20220604.13
T2  - American Journal of Entomology
JF  - American Journal of Entomology
JO  - American Journal of Entomology
SP  - 110
EP  - 115
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2640-0537
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aje.20220604.13
AB  - Rhynchophorus ferrugineus or known as red palm weevil (RPW) is a damaging pest of coconut and many other palms. Due to its damaging nature to palms, many efforts have been taken to develop control methods of the pest which originated from laboratory studies. The use of wild-captured RPW from the field for laboratory trials would cause inconsistencies due to many factors. Thus, rearing them under laboratory condition is a must. Rearing techniques used by previous workers are laborious, requires frequent maintenance and sometime produced insufficient samples for testing. Some of the ingredients used also could not be acquired easily. Therefore, a study was conducted to compare RPW reproduction using different alternative diets in order to produce better technique for continuous rearing as preparation before laboratory studies. This study was done by preparing two types of alternative diets, namely Diet A using cassava+chicken feed+young coconut husks as the main ingredients and Diet B using sugarcane, for rearing the weevil. Two pairs of RPW were used on each diet and observations were done daily. Numbers of RPW were recorded for every stage until adult emergence. Development time and adult longevity were also recorded. The experiment was done for two generations and replicated five times. Results of the study revealed that Diet A increased RPW fertility per female (P0.05) as it could have been dependent on the freshness of the diets over time. Thus, the results of this study suggested that Diet A is a better option as compared to Diet B for RPW rearing under laboratory condition.
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
ER  - 

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