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39. Cox ML (1993) Red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Egypt. FAO Plant Prot Bull
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40. AOAD, Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (2008) Arab agricultural statistics
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41. Buxton PA (1920) Insect pests of dates and the date palm in Mesopotamia and elsewhere. Bull
Entomol Res 11:287–303
42. Zaid A, de Wet PF, Djerbi M, Oihabi A (2002) Diseases and pests of date palm. In: Zaid A,
Arias-Jiménez EJ (eds) Date palm cultivation, FAO plant production and protection. Review
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43. Kaakeh W, Khamis AA, Aboul-Nour MM (2001) The red palm weevil: the most dangerous
agricultural pest. UAE University Printing Press, p 165
44. Kehat M (1999) Threat to date palms in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority by the red
palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Phytoparasitica 27:107–108
45. EPPO, European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (2009) Reporting service, No. 1. 2009-01-01/2009/01-First record of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Morocco and
2009/02-First record of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles No. 3.
2009-03-01/2009/051—Rhynchophorus ferrugineus found on Howea forsteriana in Sicilia (IT)
and No 11. 2009-11-01/2009/207, First report of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Albania and
2009/208, First report of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Ceuta (ES) and 2009/209, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus found again in Liguria, Italy and 2009/2010, Distribution of Rhynchophorus
ferrugineus in China and 2009/2011, Control strategy against Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
46. Jusoff K (2009) Mapping of individual oil palm trees using airborne hyperspectral sensing: an
overview. Appl Phys Res 1(1):15–30
47. Mozib ME, El-Shafie HA (2013) Effect of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
(Olivier) infestation on temperature profiles of date palm tree. J Entomol Nematol 5(6):77–83
48. Ileke KD, Oni MO (2011) Toxicity of some plant powders to maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais
(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on stored wheat grains. Afr J Agric Res 6(13):3043–3048
49. Ahmed IA, Umma M, Kutama AS, Hassan KY (2015) Insect pests of date palm (Phoenix
dactylifera L.) and potentials of botanical insecticides for their control in the tropics: a review.
Glob Adv Res J Agric Sci 4(7):275–279. ISSN: 2315-5094
50. Ileke KD (2008) Insecticidal activity of five edible plants powders against lesser grain borer,
Rhyzopertha dominica on stored sorghum grains. Sci Res Ann 5(1):72–80
51. Ileke KD, Odeyemi OO, Ashamo MO (2012) Insecticidal activity of Alstonia boonei
De Wild powder against cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.) [Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae] in stored cowpea seeds. Int J Biol 4(2):125–131
52. Paraj S, Polana SP, Saleh AA, Mahmoud A (2012) Antifeedant activity of three essential oils
against the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus). Bull Insectol 65(1):71–76
53. Abuhussein MO (2008) The effect of neem seed extract (Azadiractin) on red palm weevil,
Rhnchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Rhchophoridae: Coleoptera). J Sci Res 17:89–94
54. Faleiro JR (2006) A review of the issues and management of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus
ferrugineus (Curculionidae: Coleoptera) in coconut and date palm during the last one hundred
years. Int J Trop Sci 26(3):135–154
55. Min Y, Mustafa A, Kai K, Yuval G, Jacob I (2008) The role of interparticle and external forces
in nanoparticle assembly. Nat Mater 7:527–538
56. Vijayalakshmi R, Rajendran V (2012) Synthesis and characterization of nano-TiO 2 via different
methods. Arch Appl Sci Res 4(2):1183–1190
57. Wang C, Shaohua L, Yingying D, Zhehao H, Shunai C (2015) Hard-templating of chiral TiO 2
nanofibres with electron transition-based optical activity. Sci Technol Adv Mater 16(5):1–7
58. Kirk O (2006) Kirk othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology, 5th edn, vol 19. Wiley, New
York, pp 387–393
59. Abdullah MA, Nassar MI (2001) Effect of some natural products, (Boxus chinesis, Nerium
oleander and Amaranthus viridis extracts) against the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis
(Boised) (Lepidoptera-Noctruidae). J Egypt Ger Soc Zool Inverteb Zool Parasitol 36:177–189
343
39. Cox ML (1993) Red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Egypt. FAO Plant Prot Bull
41:30–31
40. AOAD, Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (2008) Arab agricultural statistics
yearbook, 28, Year-2008 PART III. Plant Production, Statistics Division
41. Buxton PA (1920) Insect pests of dates and the date palm in Mesopotamia and elsewhere. Bull
Entomol Res 11:287–303
42. Zaid A, de Wet PF, Djerbi M, Oihabi A (2002) Diseases and pests of date palm. In: Zaid A,
Arias-Jiménez EJ (eds) Date palm cultivation, FAO plant production and protection. Review
1, Rome, Italy, Paper 156 110
43. Kaakeh W, Khamis AA, Aboul-Nour MM (2001) The red palm weevil: the most dangerous
agricultural pest. UAE University Printing Press, p 165
44. Kehat M (1999) Threat to date palms in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority by the red
palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Phytoparasitica 27:107–108
45. EPPO, European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (2009) Reporting service, No. 1. 2009-01-01/2009/01-First record of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Morocco and
2009/02-First record of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles No. 3.
2009-03-01/2009/051—Rhynchophorus ferrugineus found on Howea forsteriana in Sicilia (IT)
and No 11. 2009-11-01/2009/207, First report of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Albania and
2009/208, First report of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Ceuta (ES) and 2009/209, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus found again in Liguria, Italy and 2009/2010, Distribution of Rhynchophorus
ferrugineus in China and 2009/2011, Control strategy against Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
46. Jusoff K (2009) Mapping of individual oil palm trees using airborne hyperspectral sensing: an
overview. Appl Phys Res 1(1):15–30
47. Mozib ME, El-Shafie HA (2013) Effect of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
(Olivier) infestation on temperature profiles of date palm tree. J Entomol Nematol 5(6):77–83
48. Ileke KD, Oni MO (2011) Toxicity of some plant powders to maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais
(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on stored wheat grains. Afr J Agric Res 6(13):3043–3048
49. Ahmed IA, Umma M, Kutama AS, Hassan KY (2015) Insect pests of date palm (Phoenix
dactylifera L.) and potentials of botanical insecticides for their control in the tropics: a review.
Glob Adv Res J Agric Sci 4(7):275–279. ISSN: 2315-5094
50. Ileke KD (2008) Insecticidal activity of five edible plants powders against lesser grain borer,
Rhyzopertha dominica on stored sorghum grains. Sci Res Ann 5(1):72–80
51. Ileke KD, Odeyemi OO, Ashamo MO (2012) Insecticidal activity of Alstonia boonei
De Wild powder against cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.) [Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae] in stored cowpea seeds. Int J Biol 4(2):125–131
52. Paraj S, Polana SP, Saleh AA, Mahmoud A (2012) Antifeedant activity of three essential oils
against the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus). Bull Insectol 65(1):71–76
53. Abuhussein MO (2008) The effect of neem seed extract (Azadiractin) on red palm weevil,
Rhnchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Rhchophoridae: Coleoptera). J Sci Res 17:89–94
54. Faleiro JR (2006) A review of the issues and management of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus
ferrugineus (Curculionidae: Coleoptera) in coconut and date palm during the last one hundred
years. Int J Trop Sci 26(3):135–154
55. Min Y, Mustafa A, Kai K, Yuval G, Jacob I (2008) The role of interparticle and external forces
in nanoparticle assembly. Nat Mater 7:527–538
56. Vijayalakshmi R, Rajendran V (2012) Synthesis and characterization of nano-TiO 2 via different
methods. Arch Appl Sci Res 4(2):1183–1190
57. Wang C, Shaohua L, Yingying D, Zhehao H, Shunai C (2015) Hard-templating of chiral TiO 2
nanofibres with electron transition-based optical activity. Sci Technol Adv Mater 16(5):1–7
58. Kirk O (2006) Kirk othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology, 5th edn, vol 19. Wiley, New
York, pp 387–393
59. Abdullah MA, Nassar MI (2001) Effect of some natural products, (Boxus chinesis, Nerium
oleander and Amaranthus viridis extracts) against the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis
(Boised) (Lepidoptera-Noctruidae). J Egypt Ger Soc Zool Inverteb Zool Parasitol 36:177–189