2022 · Pacific invasion & IPM
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle in Samoa: Review of a Century-Old Invasion and Prospects for Control in a Changing Future
Sulav Paudel, Sean D. G. Marshall, Nicola K. Richards, George Hazelman, Pueata Tanielu, Trevor A. Jackson
CRB research
What the paper covers
Reviews a century of CRB management in Samoa, including sanitation, nudivirus introduction and a 2020 reassessment of beetle and virus status.
Read it in context
Samoa’s history does not establish that the same agents or outcomes are available in Hawaiʻi.
Study setting & findings
Samoa · Historical review and 2020 field observations
The authors describe successful historical use of nudivirus alongside sanitation and continuing management. Their review emphasizes maintaining a coordinated system over time.
The original publication
Open license permits attributed reuse.
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Reviewed October 22, 2026. Aloha Organic summaries draw on the sources below.