2018 · CRB biology
Oviposition Preferences and Behavior of Wild-Caught and Laboratory-Reared Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in Relation to Substrate Particle Size
Megan Manley, Michael J. Melzer, Helen Spafford
CRB research
What the paper covers
In choice experiments, both wild-caught and laboratory-reared females laid more eggs in finer mulch than coarser mulch, and none in sand.
Read it in context
Coarse mulch is not guaranteed pest-free; controlled choices do not reproduce every field condition.
The original publication
Open license permits attributed reuse.
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