Insect Science and its Application (2001) 21, 93-101

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Murali Gopal, Alka Gupta, B. Sathiamma and C.P. Radhakrishnan Nair (2001)
Control of the coconut pest Oryctes rhinoceros L. using the Oryctes virus
Insect Science and its Application 21 (2), 93-101
Abstract: The coconut palm is an important plantation crop in India, where it is cultivated on 1.796 million hectares. The rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros L. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is a serious pest of coconut throughout India and southeast Asia, causing an estimated 10% yield loss in the crop. Successful biological control of this pest could be achieved using the non-occluded Oryctes virus (syn. Baculovirus oryctes or Oryctes baculovirus). This review provides an account of this microbial agent, its biology, effects and impact, production and maintenance and alternative hosts, particularly in the context of the Indian situation. It also proposes future areas for investigation on the virus, in order to achieve its commercial viability and more widespread use.

Le palmier cocotier est une importante culture de plantation en Inde, où il est cultivé sur 1,796 millions d'hectares. Le scarabée rhinocéros, Oryctes rhinoceros L. (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae) est un sérieux ravageur du cocotier en Inde et en Asie du Sud Est, responsable de pertes de récolte estimées à 10%. Un contrôle biologique efficace de ce ravageur pourrait être obtenu en utilisant le virion non inclus du virus d' Oryctes (syn. Baculovirus oryctes ou baculovirus de l' Oryctes). Cette revue bibliographique fait le point sur cet agent microbien, sa biologie, son efficacité et son impact, sa production et sa maintenance ainsi que sur ses hôtes alternatifs, en particulier dans le contexte de l'Inde. Elle propose également de futurs domaines de recherches sur ce virus, afin d'aboutir à sa viabilité commerciale et à une plus grande utilisation.
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Database assignments for author(s): Murali Gopal

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
review

Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial Pest/Disease/Weed Crop/Product Country Quarant.


Oryctes rhinoceros Coconut (Cocos nucifera)
Alphanudivirus oryrhinocerotis (entomopathogen) Oryctes rhinoceros Coconut (Cocos nucifera)
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