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Sequential sampling plan for area-wide management of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) in date palm plantations of Saudi Arabia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2010

J.R. Faleiro ,
Abdallah Ben Abdallah ,
J. Ashok Kumar ,
Abdallah Shagagh  and
Saad Al Abdan
J.R. Faleiro*
Affiliation:
ICAR Research Complex for Goa, Ela, Old Goa, 403 402Goa, India
Abdallah Ben Abdallah
Affiliation:
National Date Palm Research Centre, PO Box 43, Al Hassa31982, Saudi Arabia:
J. Ashok Kumar
Affiliation:
ICAR Research Complex for Goa, Ela, Old Goa, 403 402Goa, India
Abdallah Shagagh
Affiliation:
National Date Palm Research Centre, PO Box 43, Al Hassa31982, Saudi Arabia:
Saad Al Abdan
Affiliation:
Directorate of Agriculture, Al Hassa31982, Saudi Arabia
*
*E-mail: jrfaleiro@yahoo.co.in
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Abstract

A decision-making sampling plan was developed to initiate new and validate ongoing area-wide red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) integrated pest management (IPM) programmes in date palm plantations of Saudi Arabia based on the concept of sequential sampling. Spatial distribution studies revealed that R. ferrugineus population was aggregated and followed the negative binomial series with a mean aggregation index (common K) value of 3.56. In the sampling plan developed, young date palms are inspected in a sequence in units of 100 palms (1 ha) until an accurate decision on the infestation level can be made. The plan rates infestations as low and high if d0 ≤ 0.478n − 7.519 and d1 ≥ 0.478n+7.519, respectively, where d0 and d1 are the cumulative maximum and minimum infested palms per ha (100 young palms) for not recommending and recommending area-wide management of R. ferrugineus, respectively, and n is the area sampled in ha. In this sampling plan, if 100 palms are inspected and eight or more infestations are detected, then area-wide R. ferrugineus IPM is required. On a 100 ha scale (10,000 palms) the plan becomes stricter and permits only 55 infestations.

Keywords

date palmred palm weevilspatial distributionsequential samplingRhynchophorus ferrugineusIPM
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Research Paper
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , September 2010 , pp. 145 - 153
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Copyright © ICIPE 2010

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