Long-horn Date-palm Stem-borer

Kingdom : Beetles, Insects, Longhorn beetles

Insect follows Cermbycidae family, and Coleoptera order. Size is between 30-45 mm, and is reddish brown. Larvas are white, dig inside palm trees, and have long antennas. Adults appear at night.

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Najm

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Annual grass. Flowering. Apr–May. Status: Native. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional to frequent in irrigated lawns, groves and other tree plantations. Uses: El Amin notes that it ‘is used as fodder, but not of high value’. Various medicinal uses are reported.

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