Oryctes rhinoceros(ORYCRH)
Distribution details in Mexico
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2022
First recorded in: 2022
Jackson et al. (2022) considered that Oryctes rhinoceros may be present in Mexico. The report is based on pictures of the pest and of damage posted on social media. Need to be confirmed.
Jackson et al. (2025): confirmed by molecular tests.
Jackson et al. (2025): confirmed by molecular tests.
* Jackson TA, Rincón MN, Villamizar LF, Paudel S (2022) Social media posts suggest that coconut rhinoceros beetle has established in the Western hemisphere. Journal of Applied Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13083
------- report based on pictures of the pest and of damage. Need to be confirmed.
* Jackson TA, Nájera‐Rincón M, Paudel S, Weston MK, Beattie A, Marshall SD (2025) Coconut rhinoceros beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) confirmed in the Americas. EPPO Bulletin 55(3), 511-517.
* Jiménez Quiroz E, Martínez Morales O, Trejo Ramírez O, González Villalobos G, Guerrero Alarcón ME, Chávez Nolazquez O (2017) First intercept of the Asiatic coconut rhinoceros beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus, 1758) in Mexico. Revista mexicana de ciencias forestales 8(39), 99-105.
------- report based on pictures of the pest and of damage. Need to be confirmed.
* Jackson TA, Nájera‐Rincón M, Paudel S, Weston MK, Beattie A, Marshall SD (2025) Coconut rhinoceros beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) confirmed in the Americas. EPPO Bulletin 55(3), 511-517.
* Jiménez Quiroz E, Martínez Morales O, Trejo Ramírez O, González Villalobos G, Guerrero Alarcón ME, Chávez Nolazquez O (2017) First intercept of the Asiatic coconut rhinoceros beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus, 1758) in Mexico. Revista mexicana de ciencias forestales 8(39), 99-105.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | Transient | ||
| United States of America | Hawaii | Transient |