coconut rhinoceros beetle
2014-02-17 CRB Mitigation for Conservation of Rare Snails and Butterflies at Haputo Beach
26 February, 2014 - 11:34 — aubreymoorePlease see attached PDF.
PNC News Story: Guam is Running Out of Options to Stop the Spread of Rhino Beetles and Save Guam's Coconut Trees
20 February, 2014 - 19:18 — aubreymoore2014-02-19A CRB Dispersal by Flight
19 February, 2014 - 14:36 — aubreymoorePlease see notes in this report.
2014-02-19 CRB Heat Tolerance
19 February, 2014 - 14:02 — aubreymooreCRB larvae and adults are extremely heat tolerant.
- An attempt to kill rhino beetles by solarizing piles of debris from a sanitation operation at Faifai Beach for 1 month failed. Maximum daily temperatures ranged between 33 and 37 °C.
- An attempt to kill rhino beetles using anaerobic composting in sealed plastic bags for 5 weeks failed. Maximum daily temperatures ranges between 40 and 59 °C.
- In a laboratory experiment, the median lethal temperature for 3rd instar CRB grubs was found to be 117 ± 0.7 °F ( = 47 ± 0.4 °C; median ± SE; 24 h constant temperature exposure in steer manure media).
2014-02-16A Semiannual Progress Report for Forest Service Grant 13-208
16 February, 2014 - 20:19 — aubreymoorePlease open attached PDF file.
2014-02-16 Progress Report for Forest Service Grant 11-DG-11052012-101
16 February, 2014 - 19:35 — aubreymoorePlease open attached PDF file.
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Eradication Project Progress Reports
16 February, 2014 - 19:29 — aubreymoore2014-01-08 Relative Attractiveness of White and Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes Plus Oryctalure
16 February, 2014 - 17:07 — aubreymoorePlease open attached PDF.
