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Links and Resources

The Following links direct to technical, scientific and other reports regarding the global spread of Red Palm Weevil. 
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1 LinkVanishing Landscapes
Downloadable article (pdf), from VivaAlgarve highlighting the spread of Red Palm Weevil in the region.
2 LinkRed Palm Weevil Wiki
Wikipedia is a live collaboration differing from paper-based reference sources in important ways. Unlike printed encyclopedias, Wikipedia is continually created and updated, with articles on historic events appearing within minutes, rather than months or years
3 LinkA Threat to the Portuguese Landscape
An environmentalist view of the weevil epidemic, highlighting how official policies must change radically, and how much still needs to be learnt about controlling the insect sustainably.
4 LinkHorticultural Week
A fact sheet about Red Palm Weevil from HorticultureWeek, a horticultural website that keeps the professional horticulture community up-to-date with the latest news, allows professionals to debate the big issues, discuss technical points or just find help via its unrivalled mix of forums, blogs, columns and market and technical data.
5 LinkRPW - Red Palm Weevil Information
This Web Site was the first in the world to introduce the most destructive and dangerous pest in the growing areas for coconut and date palms in Asia and other countries.
6 LinkThe Red Palm Weevil in the Mediterranean Area
An article presenting the current situation of the red palm weevil, demonstrating the seriousness of this pest and the high risk of its arrival in other Mediterranean countries.
7 LinkCISR-Center for Invasive Research
"Red Palm Weevil is widely considered to be the most damaging insect pest of palms in the world." The Center for Invasive Species Research based (at the University of California Riverside) reports on the relatively recent infestation in California: