Coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), larval frass as plant fertilizer
Beetle frass can thus be used directly as a soil amendment without composting or pretreatment, with positive effects on plant growth even compared to rich soils. Valorizing frass in this way generates income for beetle farmers and recycles nutrients to soil as part of circular agriculture.
Authors
- Zeng‐Yei Hseu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5015-6255)
- Louis Grillet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2914-9023)
- Chiao-Jung Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9356-8150)
- Matan Shelomi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4413-4097)
- Chun‐Han Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8112-3381)
- Po-Hui Wu
Institutions
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica (TW)
- National Taipei University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Botanical studies
- Published
- 2025-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40529-025-00459-x
- Primary Topic
- Date Palm Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Education
- Academia Sinica
- National Science and Technology Council
- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica