Oman and Brazil exchange experiences on pest control

Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros received, from September 22 to 26, the visit of six researchers and technical representatives from Oman, who participated in training with Embrapa specialists on the management of the coconut palm borer Rhynchophorus palmarum practiced in Brazil. The objective is that some of the technologies adopted in Brazil can be adapted for the management of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in the Arab country, located on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. The red palm weevil is the main pest of date palms in Oman and other countries in the Middle East and has recently been reported in Brazil. Researchers Adenir Teodoro, Élio Guzzo, and Aldomário Negrisoli, experts in agricultural pests, conducted the technical training during the meeting in Brazil, which was a follow-up to the visit of Teodoro and Guzzo in 2024 to Oman. The result of a partnership articulated through the Brazilian Agency for Cooperation (ABC) of the Ministry of Foreign ...