Distribuição espacial de Rhynchophorus palmarum em palma de óleo no Estado do Pará, Amazônia Spatial distribution of Rhynchophorus palmarum in oil palm on the Pará State, Amazon

The Rhynchophorus palmarum insect is the main vector of nematode Bursaphelenchus cocophilus, causal agent of the red ring disease which carries a high mortality rate of oil palms. The study aimed to check for spatial dependence and check the best way to distribute the traps in the field for the control of R. palmarum using the geostatistical tools. The trial courts were georeferenced seeking maximum precision in this perimeter and plants that comprise it. The amount of insects caught was affected by variation of rainfall, increasing the months of greatest drought in the experimental area. The spherical and exponential models were the best adjusted to the data set using R2 as parameter. The moderate spatial dependency ratio prevailed, occurring in 19 valuations, and only two addiction is strong. The maximum range found in the study was 710 meters with catchment area of 158.4 ha and a minimum of 175 m with a catchment area of 9.6 ago, howing that the R. palmarum has an area where high correlation occurs between points compared to other insects. We see the aggregate pattern of infestation of R. palmarum