Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.
Annu Rev Entomol. 2013;58:353-72. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120710-100547.
Coconut, oil, and date palms are important crops in the tropics and are attacked by dynastids that cause loss of production or death of hosts. Knowledge of their breeding sites has been extended since a previous review in 1980. The fungus Metarhizium anisopliae has potential as a biopesticide against immature stages in friable breeding sites. The molecular biology and ultrastructure of Oryctes rhinoceros Nudivirus (OrNV), disseminated by adults, have been studied, and this pathogen can reduce O. rhinoceros populations and damage when introduced into new locations, especially where damage had been high. New PCR techniques may enable reliable quantification of dosages ingested and hence virulence of different isolates. Male-produced aggregation pheromones have been identified in several species, for which they may have management potential, having been used commercially for trapping O. rhinoceros in oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia, and tested against O. monoceros in Africa.
椰子、油棕榈和枣椰树是热带地区的重要作物，受到夜蛾科昆虫的攻击，导致产量损失或寄主死亡。自 1980 年以前的综述以来，人们对它们的繁殖地有了更多的了解。真菌绿僵菌具有作为针对脆弱繁殖地中幼虫的生物农药的潜力。传播媒介是成虫的犀角星天牛虹彩病毒（OrNV）的分子生物学和超微结构已被研究，当该病原体引入新的地点时，特别是在损害已经很高的地方，它可以降低犀角星天牛的种群数量和损害。新的 PCR 技术可能使不同分离株的摄入剂量和毒力的可靠量化成为可能。在几个物种中已经鉴定出雄性产生的聚集信息素，它们可能具有管理潜力，已在商业上用于在东南亚油棕种植园中诱捕犀角星天牛，并在非洲对单角星天牛进行了测试。
