Habitational Study on RPW of Coconut Palm Tree

Abstract

A theoretical study was conducted in two different coconut fields to observe the characteristics, damages caused, symptoms of the palm tree diseased and the methods to identify the presence of the coconut palm tree’s major pest namely the Red Palm Weevil and surveyed about its co-worker Rhino-beetle. Perceived the severity of the infestation due to the presence of these pests and the methods practised for controlling the major pests of the coconut palm tree. The acoustics of these pests were recorded separately and tried to distinguish manually by visual inspection method. The acoustical characteristics of the pest can be incorporated into a device for discovering their presence (mainly RPW) in the earlier stage than the traditional methods like bucketing method or visual inspection method.