Mark Hoddle, a biological control specialist and principal investigator at the UC Riverside Department of Entomology, previously told the La Jolla Light that the weevil will colonize a palm tree and attract other weevils by releasing a pheromone. The palm weevil is a type of beetle native to parts of Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Several of the Canary Island date palm trees that typically stand tall, full and lush along the La Jolla coastline may be falling prey to the South American palm weevil, causing them to droop, turn brown and die. News Weevil worries: Canary Island palm trees in La Jolla are dying due to beetle infestation
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