How to STOP the South American Palm Weevil

South American Palm Weevil is a highly damaging pest of palm trees around San Diego. Here, we discuss the biology of this pest and how to keep your palm trees from being destroyed.
As always, the information in this video is based on recommendations from, and research conducted by, University of California scientists.
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Good video.

[@araucariasightings3247]

I recognized some of those Canaries from my neighborhood. I have tried to tell so many people about this and no one seems to care. I have gotten a few to treat their palms but most like to wait till the crown is damaged and then doesn't recover. I don't understand why no one does anything. If I had one I would do what it takes to treat it even though it is expensive. The city arborist WCA spread fusarium on the palms on Catalina blvd that are around 100 years old. They don't care. Even the ones at the Cabrillo lighthouse are dying from palm weevil and no one cares. It's crazy.

[@emiddleton_ucce]

It definitely seems like a lot of people are responding very slowly to this pest. It depends on the context though: for some parks, they are fine with the weevils killing Canaries since the trees aren't native.

[@cashcash5995]

Very confusing , some says red Weevil and some says South American Palm Weevil?

[@emiddleton_ucce]

Red palm weevil used to be a problem, but was successfully eradicated in California back in 2015 and is no longer present in the state. So if you are seeing these symptoms (especially if you are in San Diego County), it's almost certainly South American Palm Weevil.
Pest issues change over time, so it can be a bit confusing to keep track of them!