Effects of rainfall, number of male inflorescences and spikelets on the population abundance of Elaeidobius kamerunicus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

• Main Authors: Nurul Fatihah A.L.,, Muhamad Fahmi M.H.,, Luqman H.A,, Syarifah Nadiah S.M.D.,, Teo, T.M., Izfa Riza Hazmi,, Idris A.B.,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penebit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13049/1/03%20Nurul%20Fatihah.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13049/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid48bil1_2019/KandunganJilid48Bil1_2019.html

Elaeidobius kamerunicus was first introduced to Malaysia from Cameroon as an oil palm pollinator in 1981. Since then, oil palm pollination has improved and the need for assisted pollination has reduced. Fruit set development and fruit production also saw significant improvements, until a reported de...