oryctes elegans

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most expesive of them is 85000 usd in japan

here is some informations about
Oryctes elegans Prell
Taxonomic placing: Insecta, Holometabola, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae.

Common name: Fruitstalk borer, bunch stalk borer.

Geographical distribution: Persian Gulf states, Jordan, Israel and Egypt.

Host plants: Various palms, coconut, lawn grasses.

Life cycle: The pest has a single annual generation. Adults appear in April-May, bore into the surface of fronds and fruitstalks, remaining there till October. The eggs (about 60/female) are placed on living and dead tissues of the host trees. The larvae feed on grass roots where they pass the winter, pupating during spring in the soil. In the laboratory the beetle can be reared on decayed wood or compost with cow dung. At 28-30°C it required about 4 months to complete a generation.

Economic importance: This borer is considered a key pest of date palms in several countries. The adults bore in the fronds, rachises and fruitstalks of date palms, causing damage that can lead to their breakage under stress (especially of young trees) and to poorly developed fruit. Up to 20% of the yield may be lost. The pest’s entry wounds enables pathogens to invade the host tissues. Feeding on lawn roots causes their widespread yellowing. In other regions O. elegans is a serious pest of coconuts.

source: http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/mepests/pest/Oryctes_elegans/

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