Coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), larval frass as plant fertilizer

Abstract Background Beetle rearing for food or feed is a growing area of agriculture that produces considerable wastes. This frass is a putative soil amendment anecdotally applied directly as fertilizer. To determine if beetle waste can be used as a soil amendment without pre-treatment, a series of...

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Main Authors: Chiao-Jung Han, Zeng-Yei Hseu, Po-Hui Wu, Louis Grillet, Chun-Han Ko, Matan Shelomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-08-01
Series:Botanical Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40529-025-00459-x
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