Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) grubs feed only on decaying vegetation and usually are found in dead. But that’s an option Quitugua said he’d rather not use because of the impact to the environment, although he noted it is a tool. Coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB Oryctes rhinoceros L.
The beetles also can be managed using pesticides. 25 Dislike Share Pacific Community 13.7K subscribers A new strain of coconut rhinoceros beetles called the CRB-G or Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Guam Type (CRB-G) is destroying. Palms are damaged when adult beetles bore into the. The lures are available from the program at its office at the University of Guam’s School of Agricultural Sciences. The coconut rhinoceros beetle has been attacking coconut trees on Guam since it was first discovered on the island in 2007, the release stated. “Preliminary data showing that it’s working very well,” Quitugua said.Īccording to Quitugua, ultraviolet light is another way to trap the beetles, which seem attracted to it.įor a fee, residents can obtain lures from the program that give off a scent. The program also is looking at using the nets on ornamental palms or coconut trees, to protect the trees themselves from damage. The nets can be placed on top of waste piles where the beetles tend to breed, according to Quitugua. Quitugua said the nets heading to Guam have holes that are large enough for beetles to get through, but not large enough for them to escape. Pests > Pests Entities > Insects > Beetles > Oryctes rhinoceros > New strain of rhinoceros beetle, Guam New strain of Orytes, Guam New type of coconut. The beetle damages and kills trees by burrowing into them. Their research showed that the coconut rhinoceros beetle or rhino beetle, which has caused widespread destruction of Guam’s coconut trees, is now also burrowing into the cycad tree.
The beetles first became widespread on Guam in 2007. The damage caused by invasive species to the island. Roland Quitugua, the chief Inspector with the Rhino Beetle Eradication Program, told Guam mayors last week that the nets are cost-effective, Pacific Daily News reported. From brown tree snakes to coconut rhinoceros beetles, Guam has seen a wave of invasive species that have impacted the island’s ecosystem. HAGATNA, Guam > Nets that have proven effective at catching invasive rhinoceros beetles are expected to arrive on Guam in March, a pest eradication expert said.
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