EPPO Global Database

Oryctes rhinoceros(ORYCRH)

Distribution details in Vanuatu

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2019
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: not widely distributed and under official control (2024-01)
Comments
First found on the north-west coast of Efate island in May 2019 (near the capital Port Vila), and then found at other sites several kilometres away. Under official control.

NPPO (2024): present on Efate and offshore Islands as Lelepa, Moso, Nguna, Pele, Kakula, Emau, Iririki and Erakor Island resort. Under official control.
References
* INTERNET
Vanuatu declares a state of emergency as beetles threaten crucial coconut industry. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), Pacific Beat (2019-07-23).
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-23/vanuatu-declares-a-state-of-emergency-due-to-beetles/11338666.

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports- Vanuatu (2024-01-16): Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle -Oryctes rhinoceros. https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/vanuatu/pestreports/2024/01/coconut-rhinoceros-beetle-oryctes-rhinoceros/

* Paudel S, Jackson TA, Boulekouran S, Tasale J, Garae B, Allanson P, Ero M, Marshall SD (2023) The coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) outbreak is well established on Efate, Vanuatu. EPPO Bulletin 53(2),404-410.
------- Established on Efate island.