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coconut rhinoceros beetle

Help USDA Stop Invaders that Could Devastate U.S. Crops and Forests

April 03, 2014 Greg Rosenthal, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Big, creepy, and horned, the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) loves to feed on—and kill—coconut and other palms, banana plants, and more. This invasive species, detected in Hawaii in December 2013, makes the perfect poster child for USDA’s Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month—a child only...

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