Rats
Rat is an omnivorous generalist, yet can be a very selective feeder. They eat both plant and animal matter all year round.
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Bagworm / Nettle Caterpillar
The complete life cycle of Metisa plana is approximately three months, whereas the life cycles of Pteroma pendula and Mahasena corbetti are about 40 days and four months, respectively.
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Rhinoceros Beetle
The rhinoceros beetle has been a major pest of oil palms since the 1990s, and it can be found in all of Malaysia’s states.
Termite
Termites are social insect that live in small to large colonies, a colony in some species containing almost a million or more individuals.
Bunch Moth
The life cycle consists of five larval stages, where each stage is differentiated by size and body length.
Orange Spotting
The disease transmitted by mechanical means in the most of their hosts. Spread of OS occurs naturally through seeds.
Charcoal Rot
The disease incidence is low and no economic significance. As with several other disease affecting the roots and stem base, aerial symptoms provide the first visible symptoms of infections.
Bunch Rot
Most frequent outbreaks occur in palms 3 to 9 years old but can be severe in palms recently brought into bearing in the absence of adequate pollination.
Stem Wet Rot
The first symptom of stem wet rot is usually the sudden and simultaneous death of all unexpanded spear leaves, together with the youngest expanded fronds surrounding the spears.
Sooty Mold
Sooty mold’s name comes from the dark threadlike growth (mycelium) of the fungi resembling a layer of soot.
