@article {15702,
	title = {Pheromone trapping of the sugarcane weevil borer, Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): an evaluation of trap design and placement in the field},
	journal = {Australian Journal of Entomology},
	volume = {46},
	year = {2007},
	month = {17},
	pages = {217-223},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {The sugarcane weevil borer (Rhabdoscelus obscurus) is a pest of sugarcane and palm plantations in high rainfall areas of far north Queensland. Pheromone mass trapping of adult borers is an effective method of monitoring and may also impact on their population densities. Trials to evaluate different designs of pheromone trap showed the \&$\#$39;water trap\&$\#$39; to be the most effective in capturing the highest number of adult borers. The water trap is a 20 cm-diameter pot with a plastic bag inserted to hold water with pheromone lures and cane pieces held together in a plastic container suspended over the water from a square of wire mesh. Results also showed that adult borers in adjacent fields are able to sense the lures and migrate into treated fields. The sex ratio of captured borers in split-cane traps (which is a standard population monitoring tool) was male biased from February to April but was more balanced later in the year. However, the pheromone traps mainly attracted female borers all year round, except during May. Thus, we recommend pheromone traps to be deployed early in the season (November to early December) to attract the maximum number of adult females at a critical time for the population as it starts to build up. In addition, placing pheromone traps inside cane paddocks did not improve the total catch in most cases. Therefore, placing pheromone traps under the shade of trees outside the paddock or at the edge of the paddock under sugarcane can be a feasible mass trapping method that can easily be implemented by cane growers.},
	keywords = {Australasian region, Collecting techniques, Ecology, Habitat, Hosts, Land zones, parasite, Population dynamics, Population structure, Rhabdoscelus obscurus, Techniques},
	isbn = {1326-6756},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14310066353},
	author = {Sallam, Mohamed N. and Peck, Darren R. and McAvoy, Catherine A. and Donald, David A.}
}
@article {15700,
	title = {Distribution and sampling of adults of Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and their damage in sugarcane},
	journal = {Australian Journal of Entomology},
	volume = {40},
	year = {2001},
	month = {13},
	pages = {281-285},
	type = {Article},
	keywords = {Ecological techniques, Ecology, Habitat, Hosts, Land zones, parasite, Rhabdoscelus obscurus, Techniques},
	isbn = {1326-6756},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR13700066724},
	author = {Sallam, Mohamed N. and Garrad, Steven W.}
}
@article {15686,
	title = {Development of a semiochemical-based trapping method for the New Guinea sugarcane weevil, Rhabdoscelus obscurus in Guam},
	journal = {Journal of Applied Entomology},
	volume = {129},
	year = {2005},
	month = {March},
	pages = {65-69},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Aggregation pheromone of the Australian population of New Guinea sugarcane weevil, Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval), in conjunction with other semiochemicals, was used to develop an efficient trapping method for the weevil population in Guam. In a field experiment at Yigo, plastic bucket traps baited with the lure of the Australian R. obscurus population in combination with ethyl acetate and cut sugarcane captured significantly more weevils than traps baited with pheromone + ethyl acetate, pheromone + sugarcane or individual lure components alone. Traps baited with various semiochemical-based lures and treated with insecticide captured significantly greater numbers of weevils than those not treated with insecticide. Traps baited with cut sugarcane caught significantly more weevils than those without sugarcane. Semiochemical-based trapping in weevil management has potential either in mass trapping or as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) programme. Based on the present findings, a future line of work for the control of this weevil is proposed.},
	keywords = {Behaviour, Chemical signals, Collecting techniques, Hosts, Land zones, Oceanic islands, Pacific Ocean islands, parasite, Techniques},
	isbn = {0931-2048},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14107040851},
	author = {REDDY, G. V. P. and Cruz, Z. T. and BAMBA, J. and MUNIAPPAN, R.}
}
@article {1894,
	title = {Predicting likely areas of invasion by the asiatic palm weevil, Rhabdoscelus lineaticollis in China},
	journal = {Entomological Knowledge},
	volume = {40},
	number = {5},
	year = {2003},
	month = {Sep},
	pages = {446-449},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {An alien pest, Rhabdoscelus lineaticollis (Heller) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) , has recently invaded South China, where its host plants are mainly palms and sugarcane. The CLIMEX and WHYWHERE models were used to predict the favourable habitat of this pest. The first favorable area covers Hainan Province, as well as Southern Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces ,which lie to the South of the Tropic of Cancer. The second favorable area included Fujian Province and Southern Zhejiang Province. There are host plants of this pest in these areas. This suggests that this species can establish populations in some parts of China. Risk analysis should be done in order to determine whether this pest should be quarantined or not.
},
	keywords = {Asia, Dispersal, Eurasia, Hosts, Land zones, Means of dispersal, Palaearctic region, parasite, Physical factors, Rhabdoscelus similis, Techniques, Zoogeography},
	isbn = {0452-8255},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14002008543},
	author = {Jing, Yu-Dong and Ren, Li and Zhang, Run-Zhi}
}
@article {1901,
	title = {Field response of Guam populations of the New Guinea sugarcane weevil, Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), to aggregation pheromones and food volatiles},
	journal = {Micronesica},
	volume = {37},
	number = {1},
	year = {2004},
	month = {September},
	pages = {57-68},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Lures of aggregation pheromones of the Australian and Hawaiian populations of New Guinea sugarcane weevil, Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval), with other semiochemicals were used to clarify the identity of the. weevil population in Guam. In a field experiment at eight different locations (Dededo, Tumon, Yigo, Hagatna, Mangilao, Yona, Agat and Malesso), plastic bucket traps baited with the lure of the Australian R. obscurus population in combination with a food volatile compound (ethyl acetate) and cut sugarcane captured significantly more weevils (total of 348) than traps baited with pheromone. lure of the Hawaiian R. obscurus population in combination with food volatile and cut sugarcane which caught a total of 128 weevils. Traps baited with lure containing only the food volatile and cut sugarcane or only cut sugarcane captured significantly fewer weevils (total of 36 and 30, respectively) than those baited with pheromone compounds. Data from trap catches indicate that the Guam population of R. obscurus responded significantly more to the pheromone lure of the Australian population than to pheromone lure of the Hawaiian population indicating that the Guam R. obscures population is related more closely to. the Australian population. Trap catches at the Tumon and Dededo locations were greater than those in Yigo, Yona, Mangilao, Hagatna, Agat, and Malesso. Rainfall had a low correlation with trap catches at all locations except at Yigo where it positively correlated to the Australian population lure treatment. Semiochemical based trapping in weevil management has potential either in mass trapping or as part of an IPM program. A future line of work is also proposed for the control of weevil borers based on these initial results.},
	keywords = {Behaviour, Chemical, Collecting techniques, food, Land zones, Oceanic islands, Pacific Ocean, Techniques, volatile trap catches},
	isbn = {0026-279X},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14105031179},
	author = {MUNIAPPAN, R. and Bamba, Jesse and Cruz, Junard and REDDY, G. V. P.}
}
@article {1906,
	title = {Development of a semiochemical-based trapping method for the New Guinea sugarcane weevil, Rhabdoscelus obscurus in Guam},
	journal = {Journal of Applied Entomology},
	volume = {129},
	number = {2},
	year = {2005},
	month = {March},
	pages = {65-69},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Aggregation pheromone of the Australian population of New Guinea sugarcane weevil, Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval), in conjunction with other semiochemicals, was used to develop an efficient trapping method for the weevil population in Guam. In a field experiment at Yigo, plastic bucket traps baited with the lure of the Australian R. obscurus population in combination with ethyl acetate and cut sugarcane captured significantly more weevils than traps baited with pheromone + ethyl acetate, pheromone + sugarcane or individual lure components alone. Traps baited with various semiochemical-based lures and treated with insecticide captured significantly greater numbers of weevils than those not treated with insecticide. Traps baited with cut sugarcane caught significantly more weevils than those without sugarcane. Semiochemical-based trapping in weevil management has potential either in mass trapping or as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) programme. Based on the present findings, a future line of work for the control of this weevil is proposed.},
	keywords = {Behaviour, Chemical signals, Collecting techniques, Hosts, Land zones, Oceanic islands, Pacific Ocean islands, parasite, Techniques},
	isbn = {0931-2048},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14107040851},
	author = {REDDY, G. V. P. and Cruz, Z. T. and BAMBA, J. and MUNIAPPAN, R.}
}
@article {1907,
	title = {Distribution and sampling of adults of Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and their damage in sugarcane},
	journal = {Australian Journal of Entomology},
	volume = {40},
	number = {3},
	year = {2001},
	month = {13},
	pages = {281-285},
	type = {Article},
	keywords = {Ecological techniques, Ecology, Habitat, Hosts, Land zones, parasite, Rhabdoscelus obscurus, Techniques},
	isbn = {1326-6756},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR13700066724},
	author = {Sallam, Mohamed N. and Garrad, Steven W.}
}
@article {1908,
	title = {Pheromone trapping of the sugarcane weevil borer, Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): an evaluation of trap design and placement in the field},
	journal = {Australian Journal of Entomology},
	volume = {46},
	number = {3},
	year = {2007},
	month = {17},
	pages = {217-223},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {The sugarcane weevil borer (Rhabdoscelus obscurus) is a pest of sugarcane and palm plantations in high rainfall areas of far north Queensland. Pheromone mass trapping of adult borers is an effective method of monitoring and may also impact on their population densities. Trials to evaluate different designs of pheromone trap showed the \&$\#$39;water trap\&$\#$39; to be the most effective in capturing the highest number of adult borers. The water trap is a 20 cm-diameter pot with a plastic bag inserted to hold water with pheromone lures and cane pieces held together in a plastic container suspended over the water from a square of wire mesh. Results also showed that adult borers in adjacent fields are able to sense the lures and migrate into treated fields. The sex ratio of captured borers in split-cane traps (which is a standard population monitoring tool) was male biased from February to April but was more balanced later in the year. However, the pheromone traps mainly attracted female borers all year round, except during May. Thus, we recommend pheromone traps to be deployed early in the season (November to early December) to attract the maximum number of adult females at a critical time for the population as it starts to build up. In addition, placing pheromone traps inside cane paddocks did not improve the total catch in most cases. Therefore, placing pheromone traps under the shade of trees outside the paddock or at the edge of the paddock under sugarcane can be a feasible mass trapping method that can easily be implemented by cane growers.
},
	keywords = {Australasian region, Collecting techniques, Ecology, Habitat, Hosts, Land zones, parasite, Population dynamics, Population structure, Rhabdoscelus obscurus, Techniques},
	isbn = {1326-6756},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14310066353},
	author = {Sallam, Mohamed N. and Peck, Darren R. and McAvoy, Catherine A. and Donald, David A.}
}
