Oryctes rhinoceros virus (OrV)

(=Oryctes baculovirus (Huger))

 

Taxonomic position

Virales: Unclassified (earlier under Baculoviridae)

Year of introduction

 1971

Source

 Malaysia via Western Samoa

Target pest

 Opisina arenosella Walker

Crop

 Coconut

Present status

 Not established

References

1. Rao, V.P., Ghani, A.M., Sankaran, T. and Mathur, K.C. 1971. A review of the biological control of insects and other pests in South East Asia and the Pacific region. Commonwealth Institute of Biological  Control Technical Communication (6), 149 p., CAB, Slough, UK.

2. Sankaran, T. 1974. Natural enemies introduced in recent years for biological control of agricultural pests in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 44 (7): 425-433.