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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
| − | The coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, was first detected on Guam in the Tumon Bay on | + | The coconut rhinoceros beetle, ''Oryctes rhinoceros'', was first detected on Guam in the Tumon Bay on September 12, 2007. This scarab beetle is a serious pest of palm trees, including coconut and betelnut, and also ''Pandanus''. Adult coconut rhinoceros beetles damage palms by boring into the center of the crown, where they injure the young, growing tissues and feed on the exuded sap. As they bore into the crown, they cut through developing leaves. When the leaves grow out and unfold, the damage appears as V-shaped cuts in the fronds or holes through the midrib. |
==Eradication of Adults by Mass Trapping== | ==Eradication of Adults by Mass Trapping== | ||
==Eradication of Immature Stages by Sanitation== | ==Eradication of Immature Stages by Sanitation== | ||
Revision as of 23:43, 25 September 2007
Introduction
The coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, was first detected on Guam in the Tumon Bay on September 12, 2007. This scarab beetle is a serious pest of palm trees, including coconut and betelnut, and also Pandanus. Adult coconut rhinoceros beetles damage palms by boring into the center of the crown, where they injure the young, growing tissues and feed on the exuded sap. As they bore into the crown, they cut through developing leaves. When the leaves grow out and unfold, the damage appears as V-shaped cuts in the fronds or holes through the midrib.
