Hello bambuseros,
A large red weevil/beetle is penetrating the new shoots of a bamboo in Vietnam called tamvong. The shoot dies. The weavil is probably the red palm weevil/beetle. James Wolf grows tamvong because the poles are solid and strong. He makes highly technical bamboo bicycles from the poles. Recently he has planted fields of tamvong and now his new shoots are dying from an infestation of this beetle. Does anyone on this list know of controls or preventions for this weevil?
I understand that the weevil is used for human food since it is large.
Yours in bamboo,
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