2023 · CRB biology
Population’s preference of rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) between oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and coconut palm (Cocos nucifera l.): Contributing to pest’s controlling strategy
Izaitul Aida Ismail, Mohd Rasdi Zaini, Noor Shuhaina Shaikh Mazran, Ahmad Khairuman Mohd Hasin
CRB research
What the paper covers
Compares CRB populations in Malaysian oil-palm and coconut plantings and associations with rainfall. More beetles were recorded in the sampled oil-palm setting.
Read it in context
Field associations do not isolate preference from all habitat differences; not a Hawaiʻi planting prescription.
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