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The Red Palm Weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) is the most destructive pest of palms, causing widespread damage to several palm species in diverse agro-ecosystems worldwide. The RPW originates from South and Southeast Asia and is now spreading to nearly all Near East, North Africa, and Mediterranean countries. This invasive pest moves from one country to another mainly through infested planting material. In North Africa, the RPW poses a serious threat to date palm cultivation, which accounts for 15 percent of global date production. In Mauritania, the RPW was detected for the first time in late December 2015 - in the Tidjikja oasis in Tagant Wilaya, which covers nearly 20 000 ha with around 2.6 million date palm trees. This was...