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Cali liforni ornia a Dept. t. of f Food ood & Ag & Agricu icult lture ure Sacram cramen ento, to, CA

 SAP APW is s known wn from Centr ntral and South h Am America, rica, the Caribbean, ean, and southe thern n Mexi xico. co. Vect ctor ors Bursaph phelen lenchus chus cocophi hilu lus (Cobb), ), red ring g nemat atod ode, which ch causes red ring disease and can be lethal hal to c coconut nut and oil pa palms.  Dece cember ber 2010 0 – Resid ident nt in T Tijuana, uana, Mexi xico co, posted d pictures res on a w website te of da damage ge CIDP and a la large weevi vil, l, which ch appeare red to be SAPW. Repor orte ted sight htin ing g was near ar San Ysidro border r crossin ing, g, ca. 70 miles south h of Laguna una Beach. ch.  Febru ruary ry 2011 1 – CDFA deployed yed traps near ar Mexican ican border.  May 2011 11 – Single gle adult male weevi vil trapped d in S San Ysidro, and identi tifi fied as R. pa palmarum um . Weevi vil l check cked for red ring g nemat atod ode, with h nega gative ive resul ults ts. Additional nal traps were re placed in a a 2 2.5 mile radius.

 2012 2012-2013 2013  997 traps s placed ed in palm produc ducing ing count nties ies

PW TRAP BAITING  Killing & Preservation Agent - 50/50 Solution of Water and Low-Tox Antifreeze.  PW Aggregation Lure (Species Specific Pheromone).  Lure Enhancer (Ethyl Acetate).  Food Source – Apples.

PW TRAP PLACEMENT  Traps placed 6 to 7 feet above the ground.  Traps placed on any palm, except Date and Canary Island Date Palms.  Traps may also be placed on non-host trees.

 July y 2011 1 – 5 S SAPW trapped in San Ysidro. Additiona nal l traps deployed yed in easter stern n San Diego go County ty and in Imperial al County. nty.  August gust 2011 1 – 1 SAPW trapped 65miles les east in Imperial al County nty (Calexico co), ), near ar internati nationa onal l border.  2011 11 to 2 2013 13 Totals: San Diego go County nty = 110, , Imperial al Count nty y = 2. 2.  No infested ested trees es detec tecte ted, and no detecti ection ons of red ring nemato atode. de.  All fi finds are withi hin n 10 miles of intern rnati ationa onal border with h Mexi xico co.  SAPW trapped d in T Texas xas in May 2012 12 near ar border r with h Mexico ico.

SAPW PW - San n Diego go Cou ounty nty

SAPW PW - Im Imperial rial Cou ounty nty

 IF YOU SUSPECT PECT YOU HAVE SEEN EN THIS S INSEC ECT T PL PLEASE ASE CALL L THE CALIF IFOR ORNIA NIA DEPART PARTMENT MENT OF FOOD OD AND AGRIC ICULT ULTURE URE HOTLINE: INE:  1-800 800-491 491-189 1899

Weevil received in vial containing water. Liquid of trap in separate container Examine collected water for nematodes • Examine liquid from trap for nematodes • Remove Weevil and rinse with water - Dissect Weevil and tease-out genital capsule in water • Morphological examination of nematodes • DNA – PCR and Sequencing • Document results

 Inspec spect t base se of tree e for dead adults lts or fallen en cocoons ns.  Inspec spect t crown for damage age to palm leaf f bases es and clipped ed frond nds. s.

Leaf clipping g from feedi ding on leaf shoot

Leaf sheath th damage from larval feed eding

Larval damage to base of leaf.

February 2015 February 2016

Visual sual Su Survey vey • Time consuming • Expensive • Risky?

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