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coconut rhinoceros beetle. credit - Vanuatu Daily Post
April 30, 2021
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The Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture and Liverstock is pleading with farmers and communities to support its fight against the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle. The beetle is a major threat to the country's coconut industry. The director of Biosecurity, Francis Tsatsia, says the insect is now widely spread across the Solomon Islands.

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