Potential of omics to control diseases and pests in the coconut tree

M Tzec-Simá, JW Félix, M Granados-Alegría… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is a common crop in pantropical areas facing various
challenges, one of them being the control of diseases and pests. Diseases such as bud rot …

Ecology, invasion history and biodiversity-driven management of the coconut black-headed caterpillar Opisina arenosella in Asia

H Lu, B Lyu, J Tang, Q Wu, KAG Wyckhuys… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The coconut black-headed caterpillar (BHC), Opisina arenosella Walker (Lepidoptera:
Xyloryctidae) is an important herbivore of palm trees that originates in South Asia. Over the …

Status and management of three major insect pests of coconut in the tropics and subtropics

A Kumara, M Chandrashekharaiah… - New horizons in insect …, 2015 - Springer
More than 900 species of pests are associated with cultivated and wild coconut palm. This
number includes both invertebrates and vertebrates. Of these, red palm weevil …

Factors affecting catch of the black-headed caterpillar, Opisina arenosella Walker in sex pheromone-baited traps and evidence for population suppression by mass …

C Muniyappa, K Raja Madhura Bhanu… - Oriental …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The black-headed caterpillar, Opisina arenosella Walker (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) is a
major and most destructive pest of coconut palm. Feeding habit and spatially segregated …