EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 05 - 1999 Num. article: 1999/078

First report of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Jordan


The NPPO of Jordan has recently informed the EPPO Secretariat that Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (red palm weevil) was found on the 12th May 1999 on date palms in Ghor Kebed, central Jordan Valley. This is the first report of R. ferrugineus in Jordan.


Sources

NPPO of Jordan, 1999-05.