Eugenol and Thymol Derivatives as Antifeedant Agents against Red Palm Weevil, (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) Larvae.

Coconut palms in Malaysia are infested by a destructive invasive pest, RPW since 2007, and the pest's population is difficult to control. At present, RPW control management mainly relies on the use of monocrotophos, which is administered by the trunk injection method. However, this pesticide can negatively impact human health and the ecosystem.

The dataset for antifeedant activity of eugenol derived compounds against red palm weevil (, Olivier) larvae.

or red palm weevil (RPW) is a destructive insect pest of major cultivated palms such as coconut, date and oil palm. One of the control management of RPW is trunk injection using monocrotophos or methamidophos, but these chemicals are found to affect ecosystems and human health. Thus, we aimed to determine a bio-pesticide to replace these synthetic chemicals.