Coconut rhinoceros beetle references

I put this short reference list together following online chats with colleagues in Hawaii.

For a much more comprehensive collection of CRB references, you might be interested in a Zotero group library which I maintain. Send me an email to request access.

General Info on CRB Biology and Management¶

Moore, Aubrey, Trevor Jackson, Roland Quitugua, Robert Bevacqua, Jonae Sayama, and Ross Miller. Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle. US Forest Service, Forest Insect and Disease Leaflet 191.” April 2023. PDF.

CRB Trapping¶

Siderhurst, Matthew S., Aubrey Moore, Roland Quitugua, and Eric B. Chang. Effects of Ultraviolet Light and Pheromone Release Rate in Trapping Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles, Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), on Guam. December 31, 2021. PDF.

Paudel, Sulav, Trevor A. Jackson, Sarah Mansfield, Mark Ero, Aubrey Moore, and Sean D. G. Marshall. Use of Pheromones for Monitoring and Control Strategies of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes Rhinoceros): A Review. Crop Protection 174 (December 2023): 106400. PDF.

Moore, Aubrey, and Roland Quitugua. Improved Traps for the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting Portland, Oregon, USA (2014) PDF containing presentation slides

Moore, Aubrey and Roland Quitugua 2014. Test of netting as a physical barrier for CRB adults. Guam coconut rhinoceros beetle project technical report 2014-08-01. PDF

CRB Damage Surveys¶

Mansfield, Sarah, Balanama Asigau, Chikako van Koten, Sulav Paudel, Mike Bowie, Trevor Jackson and Sean Marshall. Assessment of Coconut Palm Damage Caused by Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, Oryctes Rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 0, no. 0 (2023): 1–22. PDF.

CRB Detection using Environmental DNA¶

Kyle, Kathleen, Michael Allen, Mario Hernandez, et al. Integrating Environmental DNA Into Early Detection Efforts for an Invasive Terrestrial Beetle. Environmental DNA 8 (March 2026). PDF