Abstract
More than 900 species of pests are associated with cultivated and wild coconut palm. This number includes both invertebrates and vertebrates. Of these, red palm weevil, (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier) rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros L.), and coconut black-headed caterpillar (Opisina arenosella Walker) are the most important devastating insect pests of coconut in major coconut-growing areas of the world. These three insect pests are distributed wherever coconut palm occurs. Current status, bioecology, and the management of the three pests are reviewed and discussed in the light of the changing scenario on coconut and other palms.
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