The County of Maui Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Working Group, in collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and the multi-agency Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response team, will hold free training sessions Tuesday, Jan. 16, and Wednesday, Jan. 17, to equip attendees with information to identify, report and treat infestations of CRB.
The County of Maui Department of Agriculture launched a Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Working Group to address the threat of the invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, which was reported recently in Kīhei.
Two coconut rhinoceros beetles were found on Kaua‘i, in traps near a green waste transfer station close to the Līhu‘e Airport, agricultural officials said. These are the first detections of CRB (Oryctes rhinoceros) outside of O‘ahu.
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Friday, 19 February 2021, 6:13 am
Officers of the Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) within
the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) are
currently investigating an alleged Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
(Oryctes Rhinoceros) attack on Noni plant at Baunasaitonga
Noni Farm in East Guadalcanal.
Following reports of
the incursion, BSI Surveillance officers yesterday
(Wednesday 17th February) quickly responded to see the
damage and collected samples/specimens for diagnostic
work.
“At the moment we suspect the beetle to be
Xylotrupes gideon, and not the quarantine pest, Coconut
Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) as previously alluded by some
people,” Chief Surveillance officer, Crispus Fanai
said.
He said, according to records, Xylotrupes gideon