Oryctes rhinoceros
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oryctes-rhinoceros-186-10315845
title:
Oryctes rhinoceros
text:
Oryctes rhinoceros, also known as coconut rhinoceros beetle, Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, and coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, is a large species of beetle, belonging to the rhinoceros beetles subfamily Dynastinae. Oryctes rhinoceros attacks coconut palms and other palms such as the economically important oil palm. It can cause serious damage to the developing fronds (leaves) up to death of the palm. The beetle breeds in decaying palm trunks or other organic matter like sawdust or compost heaps.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Pest of coconut/oil palms in Asia/Pacific
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryctes_rhinoceros
date created:
2011-07-09T18:31:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T09:06:49Z
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13
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