![]() ![]() The use of pheromones traps is still going on but effectiveness of that is also not very good. They are looking at different microorganisms whether they are able to attack the beetles or not. For this particular beetle its bio agent ahs been worked on in Guam. The KIK and the Asia Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) have also made a case to the Australian Government and we are now working on bio agents and bio controls. While it could have existed elsewhere in the Southern Region, the first official record appeared in Kerema district in Gulf province 2016 and was confirmed by then CCI officers who identified it as Guam strand. It has so far been reported in the Southern Region in the country in the provinces of Central and Gulf spreading at a faster rate. It is more aggressive and at the same time it does not have a biological control. Then most recently a new strand of rhinoceros beetle threat appeared on our shores, a biotype originating from Guam and referred to as the Guam-biotype. The population was quickly reduced through the introduction of the two biological control agents including a virus and a fungus which actually controlled the Asiatic beetle very well. So when it appeared it was able to attack the tall coconut palms and this went on until it was addressed by the then Cocoa Coconut Institute (CCI) of PNG through the introduction of two biological agents. Our scapenes are quite big that is why they fly at a limited height, while the Oryctes scapanes which is smaller flies higher. The habits and physical characteristics of the Asiatic beetle were quite different. The beetle first appeared In the New Guinea Islands Region, especially East New Britain. In the early 1800s as Asians migrants were coming into the country, they somehow brought in the Oryctes scapanes. The second is the Oryctes scapanes, or commonly called the Asiatic beetle. The Scapanes is found around the country but it has never spread very much and is not a danger to our coconut population. Of the three types of beetle currently in the country, one is native to the country and is called Scapanes austrails. The beetles cause damage by chewing into the growing shoot of the palms, which results in the V-shaped cuts on the leaves after they unfold. There are currently three biological species of the rhinoceros beetles. Of the current threats the rhinoceros beetle is by far the most widespread. It is transferred by a vector so an insect after feeding from an infected palm ars to move to a healthy palm and it will get infected.Ī seasonal grasshopper species called sexava occurs between a number of years before they return and consume the fronds of coconut palms. The Bogia Coconut Syndrome is threatening the industry through a phytoplasma disease. The effects of the Bogia Coconut Syndrome on Coconuts in Madang Province. ![]()
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