Rhinoceros Beetle Lure

Pest Identification:

• Adults are nocturnal, remain hidden during day time in feeding / breeding sites. 
• Adult Rhinoceros beetles are large black beetles with a distinctive horn and with delicate red-orange hairs on their underside.
• Males and females vary in body size (up to 40 mm) and the female horn tends to be shorter.
• The horns can also vary in size among individual beetles depending on larval growing environments.
• Males and females can also be distinguished by the underside of their body Males have a smooth, polished tip of the abdomen.
• Females have a clump of rigid red hairs at the tip of the abdomen.
• CRB males do not live as long as females.
• Adult males live for approximately 5 months.
• Females live for around 9 months. The female will mate with several males and will produce 3-4 clutches of 30-50 eggs. 

Damage:

• Adult beetle bores through unopened spindle leaves and spathes
• Collar regions of young seedlings are bored by the beetle 
• The pest on an average causes 10% loss in production of nuts 
• The beetles damage palms by boring into the centre of the crown, injuring the young growing tissues and feed on the exuded sap.
• As they bore into the crown, they cut through the developing leaves. When the leaves grow out and unfold, the damage appears as V-shaped cuts in the fronds or holes through the midrib.​

Control Measures:

• GLPS nanomatrix technology to monitor and control of Rhinoceros beetles is very effective over existing commercial lures as it has extended field efficacy with a lower load of pheromone. 
• This technology is developed jointly by Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre of Advanced Scientific Research .
• Trapping of Rhinoceros beetles using GLPS RB-Lure(aggregation pheromone lures) in food baited (such as dates or sugarcane) GLPS Bucket trap forms an important component of management strategy. 
• GLPS Bucket trap with GLPS RHINO-Lure@ 1-2 per hectar

​Pheromone Lure Details

• Dispenser : Wooden Block/Vial
• Material : Wooden block/centrifuge tube
• Packaging : Individually Sachet Packed
• Sachet Material : Foil Lined Laminate
• Field Life Of Pheromone lure : 120 days

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