Oryctes rhinoceros(ORYCRH)
Distribution details in New Caledonia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2019
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas, under eradication (2019-10)
First recorded in: 2019
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas, under eradication (2019-10)
During September and October 2019, 16 specimens were found in Tontouta International Airport area. Eradication measures have been taken.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports. New Caledonia (NCL-03/1 of 2019-10-10) Detection of coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/new-caledonia/pestreports/2019/10/detection-of-coconut-rhinoceros-beetle-crb/
* Paudel S, Mansfield S, Villamizar FL, Jackson TA, Marshall SDG (2021) Can biological control overcome the threat from newly invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles populations (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)? A review. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 114(2), 247-256.
* Paudel S, Mansfield S, Villamizar FL, Jackson TA, Marshall SDG (2021) Can biological control overcome the threat from newly invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles populations (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)? A review. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 114(2), 247-256.