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The coconut rhinoceros beetle is native to Africa, China, Myanmar, India and Southeast Asia, according to the council. Female beetles lay between 50 to 140 eggs in their lifetime, which is usually ...
May 21—1/3 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE An adult invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle is all black and can grow up to 2-1/2 inches in length, with a horn. 2/ ...
On April 15, HDOA said, a single, male beetle was reported in a "camera trap" at the West Hawaii landfill by the University of Hawaii's Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response.
Oryctes rhinoceros, also known as coconut rhinoceros beetle, Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, and coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, [2] is a large species of beetle (typically 4–5 cm long), belonging to the rhinoceros beetles subfamily Dynastinae. [1] Oryctes rhinoceros attacks coconut palms and other palms such as the economically important oil palm.
The coconut rhinoceros beetle or Asiatic rhinoceros beetle was first detected in Hawaii on the golf course at Joint Base Pearl Harbor in December 2013. This large beetle feeds on the growing shoots at the tops of coconut trees damaging the emerging leaves and providing opportunities for infection with plant pathogens.
The Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus (OrNV) is a member of the species Alphanudivirus oryrhinocerotis in the family Nudiviridae.It causes lethal infections in larvae and adults of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros), a serious pest of coconut and oil palms in tropical Asia and the Pacific.
The first coconut rhinoceros beetle in Hawaii was detected in December 2013 near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Oahu. The beetles have since spread to many other parts of Oahu, as well as to ...
Coconut palm in Hawaii, heavily damaged by Oryctes rhinoceros attacks. A number of Oryctes species cause damage to palm trees and are regarded as agricultural pests. [19] [6] The four species discussed in the following paragraphs are the most destructive: