Symposium: Scarabs without Borders: Lessons from a Century of Invasions

Monday, September 26, 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room W222 B (Convention Center)
Organizers:
Trevor Jackson
Michael G. Klein

Selected Presentations About Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Click on title to see abstract}

1:30 PM
Scarabs without borders: Where are they now?
Trevor Jackson, AgResearch Ltd
2:45 PM
The rhinoceros beetle invasion of Guam: An unprecedented disaster
Aubrey Moore, University of Guam; Roland Quitugua, University of Guam; Trevor Jackson, AgResearch Ltd; Sean Marshall, AgResearch Ltd; Matthew Siderhurst, Eastern Mennonite University
3:15 PM
Detection of an invasive biotype of Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) in the Pacific
Sean Marshall, AgResearch Ltd; Maclean Vaqalo, Secretariat of the Pacific Community; Aubrey Moore, University of Guam; Roland Quitugua, University of Guam; Trevor Jackson, AgResearch Ltd
3:30 PM
Control of rhinoceros beetle in endemic outbreak areas
Ramle Moslim, Malaysian Palm Oil Board; Norman Kamarudin, Malaysian Palm Oil Board
5:15 PM
An eradication program for rhinoceros beetle in Hawaiʻi
Darcy Oishi, Division of Plant Industry