Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (1975) 18, 135-140

B. Zelazny (1975)
Behaviour of young rhinoceros beetles, Oryctes rhinoceros
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 18 (2), 135-140
Abstract: The behaviour of young adults of Oryctes rhinoceros was studied. In the field the young beetles remained at the site of pupation for 3—4 weeks after the adult moult. In the laboratory 3-week-old females and 5-week-oId males were able to mate before the first feeding and before the first flight. However, in the field mating apparently took place after the young beetles had left the site of pupation and after the first feeding. In general, only the ovaries of females older than one month contained full-size eggs.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Oryctes rhinoceros	Coconut (Cocos nucifera)	Samoa