2023 · Pacific invasion & IPM
The coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) outbreak is well established on Efate, Vanuatu
Sulav Paudel, Trevor A. Jackson, Sylvie Boulekouran, Jeffline Tasale, Bill Garae, Patricia Allanson, Mark Ero, Sean D. G. Marshall
CRB research
What the paper covers
Maps damage and beetle records on Efate after CRB arrivals, highlighting spread, containment and sanitation.
Read it in context
A 2023 observational account; status changes and associations do not prove causation.
The original publication
Open license permits attributed reuse.
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Reviewed October 22, 2026. Aloha Organic summaries draw on the sources below.