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Original cover · © Pacific Community 2026The Pacific Community’s second edition brings identification, monitoring, sanitation, biological control, and integrated pest management together. Our reading guide takes you to the relevant pages.
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Uses occurrence records and selected environmental variables in a MaxEnt model to explore global habitat suitability for CRB. The authors compare current conditions with three climate scenarios for the 2050s and 2090s.
CRB researchRead the study guideSurveys and genetic analyses document two invasion histories in Solomon Islands, subsequent spread and detection of nudivirus.
CRB researchRead the study guideMaps damage and beetle records on Efate after CRB arrivals, highlighting spread, containment and sanitation.
CRB researchRead the study guideReviews a century of CRB management in Samoa, including sanitation, nudivirus introduction and a 2020 reassessment of beetle and virus status.
CRB researchRead the study guideCombines occurrence records, bioclimatic variables and elevation in a boosted regression tree model to estimate potential CRB habitat. It compares present suitability with two climate scenarios for 2030, 2050 and 2080, providing a basis for discussing surveillance priorities.
CRB researchRead the study guideA historical account of the rhinoceros-beetle research programme and coordinated research and control.
CRB researchRead the study guideCharacterizes and screens Metarhizium isolates for CRB control in the Pacific, extending the search for fungal biological-control candidates.
CRB researchRead the study guideA field study compared Bacillus thuringiensis, Metarhizium robertsii and M. majus, alone and in combinations. Combined treatments produced greater larval mortality in the tested conditions.
CRB researchRead the study guideTests three native insect-parasitic nematode isolates against second-instar CRB larvae in laboratory experiments in India. Mortality varied with nematode species, exposure and dose; the study identifies candidates for further evaluation.
CRB researchRead the study guideReviews CRB biological-control history, including nudivirus and Metarhizium, and evaluates directions for renewed control.
CRB researchRead the study guideDevelops a genetic identification approach for Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus isolates. Comparing selected genome regions and sequencing amplified fragments helps distinguish isolates and provides tools for tracking virus identity in biocontrol research.
CRB researchRead the study guideThe published correction to the South Pacific population-genetics and nudivirus paper.
CRB researchRead the study guideConfirms nudivirus infection in Palauan CRB-G using molecular, microscopy and experimental evidence, and compares isolates.
CRB researchRead the study guideExamines South Pacific CRB populations and nudivirus occurrence. Infection appeared in multiple haplotypes, and mitochondrial labels were not reliable substitutes for biological traits.
CRB researchRead the study guidePreprint on South Pacific CRB genetic structure and nudivirus occurrence, preceding the peer-reviewed population-genetics article.
CRB researchRead the study guideProposes tests for whether long-term cell culture changes nudivirus genomes or infectivity, comparing cultured and field isolates.
CRB researchRead the study guideUses population-genomic data to reconstruct CRB invasion pathways and examine relationships among beetle groups.
CRB researchRead the study guideDescribes early evidence connecting a recognized CRB haplotype with Pacific invasions and difficulty establishing nudivirus control.
CRB researchRead the study guideExamines nuclear and mitochondrial genetic variation to investigate Pacific CRB invasion pathways, and highlights limits to resolving those pathways from the tested markers.
CRB researchRead the study guideReviews the introduction and establishment of Oryctes virus in Pacific beetle populations and the historical reductions in feeding, reproduction and palm damage. It also discusses renewed damage in some locations and the need to investigate strains and application methods.
CRB researchRead the study guideDevelops a mathematical framework for CRB invasion and control in Guam.
CRB researchRead the study guideCompares management modules in young coconut plantings after Cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu. The integrated module recorded less shoot damage than the compared farmer practice.
CRB researchRead the study guideProposes harmonic-radar tags to help find breeding sites where tagged beetles aggregate.
CRB researchRead the study guideReviews CRB development, habitat, introduction and establishment as an oil-palm pest in Malaysia. It traces changes in research and management approaches as growers sought to understand and control damage to young palms.
CRB researchRead the study guideTests the composition and plant-growth effects of frass from captive CRB larvae fed cocopeat. Arabidopsis growth improved in tested amended substrates.
CRB researchRead the study guideCompares CRB populations in Malaysian oil-palm and coconut plantings and associations with rainfall. More beetles were recorded in the sampled oil-palm setting.
CRB researchRead the study guideProfiles larval genes and gut microbes relevant to digestion, immune defenses and possible future control targets.
CRB researchRead the study guideIn choice experiments, both wild-caught and laboratory-reared females laid more eggs in finer mulch than coarser mulch, and none in sand.
CRB researchRead the study guideA historical ecological study of CRB and background to the development of management research.
CRB researchRead the study guideReviews fungal biological control within integrated management for tomato leafminer, including adoption and formulation challenges.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideInvestigates viruses associated with the guts of date-palm rhinoceros beetles.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideExplains insect–fungus interactions across contact, penetration and infection, including host behavior and immune defenses.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideReviews how insect-pathogenic fungi living within plants may affect resistance and interact with other management practices.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideCompares entomopathogenic nematodes against red palm weevil life stages in laboratory and field conditions.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideSurveys fungi, bacteria, viruses and nematodes in biological insect management.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideReviews obstacles to endophytic fungal applications, including strain selection, environment, persistence and adoption.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideLaboratory experiments compared four nematode species against two stored-grain beetles across concentrations and temperatures.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideReviews natural enemies, biological-control outcomes and landscape influences for coffee berry borer.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideExamines whether insect-pathogenic fungi living inside plants can contribute to insect and plant-pathogen management.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideDocuments coconut-based preparations in Kerala’s traditional medical texts.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideReviews potential applications of coconut water in healthcare and biotechnology.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideMaps coconut canopy on 235 Pacific atolls using satellite imagery and examines plantation legacies.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideDiscusses how fuller use of coconut by-products could support food security and value creation in Sri Lanka. The chapter considers materials such as testa, shell, inflorescence sap and mature coconut water within the wider coconut economy.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideSynthesizes a decade of Palmyra Atoll studies of how coconut-dominated vegetation influences soils, wildlife and food webs.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideReviews traditional Ayurvedic uses of plants, herbs and fruits from the original collection.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideDiscusses coconut dispersal and migration within coral-atoll ecosystems.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideDraws on surveys across 27 Pacific islands to discuss traditional coconut-variety conservation and Polymotu, using geographic isolation to conserve planting material.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideReviews coconut uses in health promotion and disease prevention.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideExamines coconut-dominated forest, vegetation composition and soils at Palmyra Atoll.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideA Pacific coconut profile covering botany, varieties, growing conditions, propagation, uses, products and agroforestry. It connects coconut cultivation with the many roles of the palm in island communities and gives a substantial bibliography for further reading.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideAn early experimental paper investigating expression of a fluorescent reporter from recombinant DNA in coconut water. The author explores potential uses of coconut tissue in biotechnology and protein-production research.
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledgeRead the study guideA technical handbook on coconut timber, from the properties of the stem through processing, grading, drying, product design, economics and marketing. It restores the original library’s missing handbook reference to the complete edition hosted by FAO.
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This collection carries forward verified research from Aloha Organic’s original library. Each reading page identifies what was studied and where. Studies on other insects or crops are marked as wider context. Full text is available here when the publisher’s access and reuse terms allow; otherwise the reading guide links to the original publication.
