If I were an oil palm pollinating weevil

Without weevil, oil palms would struggle to fruit efficiently, yields would fall, and much of the modern palm oil industry would grind to a quieter, costlier halt. — BloombergPic

WHEN people think of oil palm, they picture tall trees, heavy fruit bunches, harvesters wielding long poles, and tankers hauling golden oil.

Few, if any, imagine an insect smaller than a grain of rice quietly making all of this possible.