versed with the subject of date palm cultivation, the threat from pests, particularly red palm weevil, and the ways to control them. The workshop will have a global appeal, Al-Mady said. The keynote speakers include Dr. Michael Ferry, Scientific Director of the Palm Research Station in Spain and author of several noted research works on the red palm weevil; Prof Michael Barela, head section of the entomology science at the University of California Davis; Dr. Richard Mankin, researcher at the US Department of Agriculture, who is a leading researcher in the early detection of weevil infection, as well as renowned scholars from Italy, Costa Rica, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and others. Al-Mady said the aim of the workshop is to identify scientific ways to combat this dangerous pest. --MORE
