EPPO Global Database

Rhynchophorus phoenicis(RHYCPH)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Cocos nucifera (CCNNU) Major host
* Hill DS (1983) Agricultural insect pests of the tropics and their control., Ed. 2Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 746 pp.
Elaeis guineensis (EAIGU) Major host
* Commander TN, Stanley DON (2022) Population dynamics of African palm weevil (Rhynchophorus phoenicis F.) on breeding sites of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) in Niger Delta, Nigeria. International Journal of Entomology and Nematology Research 6, 1-10.

* Hil, DS (1983) Agricultural insect pests of the tropics and their control., Ed. 2Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 746 pp.
Metroxylon sagu (MTRSA) Host
Phoenix dactylifera (PHXDA) Host
* Hill DS (1983) Agricultural insect pests of the tropics and their control., Ed. 2Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 746 pp.