Oryctes rhinoceros(ORYCRH)
Distribution details in Vanuatu
First recorded in: 2019
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: not widely distributed and under official control (2024-01)
NPPO (2024): present on Efate and offshore Islands as Lelepa, Moso, Nguna, Pele, Kakula, Emau, Iririki and Erakor Island resort. Under official control.
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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.
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.