2025 · CRB biology
Coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), larval frass as plant fertilizer
Chiao-Jung Han, Zeng-Yei Hseu, Po-Hui Wu, Louis Grillet, Chun-Han Ko, Matan Shelomi
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Tests the composition and plant-growth effects of frass from captive CRB larvae fed cocopeat. Arabidopsis growth improved in tested amended substrates.
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Not permission to rear, transport or spread invasive beetles or untreated infested material in Hawaiʻi.
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