EPPO Global Database

Oryctes rhinoceros(ORYCRH)

Distribution details in Guam

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2007
Comments
First detected on Guam in September 2007 in the tourist area of Tumon Bay. As of 2017, present across the island and damaging coconut and Phoenix palms.
References
* Moore A (2012) Guam coconut rhinoceros beetle eradication project. University of Guam Cooperative Extension Service, 66 pp.
http://guaminsects.net/anr/sites/default/files/semiannual%20CRB%20APHIS%20JUL-DEC%202011.pdf

* 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.

* Wanatabe S, Melzer MJ (2017) A multiplex-PCR assay for differentiating coconut rhinoceros beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Oriental flower beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in early life stages and excrement. Journal of Economic Entomology 110(2), 678-682.