Adoretus versutus (rose beetle)

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Title Third instar larvae Caption Third instar A. versutus larvae with strongly sclerotized brown head capsules; frail and white with fine hairs on the body. Larvae are C-shaped and move by curling up in a semi-circle. Copyright L. Beaudoin-Ollivier	Third instar larvae	Third instar A. versutus larvae with strongly sclerotized brown head capsules; frail and white with fine hairs on the body. Larvae are C-shaped and move by curling up in a semi-circle.	L. Beaudoin-Ollivier
Title Damage on cocoa Caption A. versutus adults feed by perforating leaflets, starting from the middle and without destroying the ribs: leaflets are eaten away in small but numerous patches, giving a skeletal appearance. Copyright L. Beaudoin-Ollivier	Damage on cocoa	A. versutus adults feed by perforating leaflets, starting from the middle and without destroying the ribs: leaflets are eaten away in small but numerous patches, giving a skeletal appearance.	L. Beaudoin-Ollivier
Title Symptoms on cocoa Caption Adult cocoa trees attacked by A. versutus. Copyright L. Beaudoin-Ollivier	Symptoms on cocoa	Adult cocoa trees attacked by A. versutus.	L. Beaudoin-Ollivier
Title A. versutus|Imago Caption A. versutus imago.|A. versutus imago. Adults 12.8 x 6.8 mm, with a dark-brown body covered with dense greyish-white scales dotted with brown-red hairs surrounding small blackish-brown alveoles on the wing cases. Copyright L. Beaudoin-Ollivier	A. versutus|Imago	A. versutus imago.|A. versutus imago. Adults 12.8 x 6.8 mm, with a dark-brown body covered with dense greyish-white scales dotted with brown-red hairs surrounding small blackish-brown alveoles on the wing cases.	L. Beaudoin-Ollivier

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Adoretus versutus Harold

Preferred Common Name

• rose beetle

Other Scientific Names

• Adoretus bangalorensis Brenske, 1900
• Adoretus insularis Fairmaire, 1897
• Adoretus vestitus Boheman, 1858
• Adoretus vitiensis Nonfried, 1891

International Common Names

• English: Fijian cane root grub; Indian rose beetle; Japanese rose beetle

Local Common Names

• Germany: Laubkäfer, Rosen-

EPPO code

• ADORVE (Adoretus versutus)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Metazoa
•         Phylum: Arthropoda
•             Subphylum: Uniramia
•                 Class: Insecta
•                     Order: Coleoptera
•                         Family: Scarabaeidae
•                             Genus: Adoretus
•                                 Species: Adoretus versutus

Distribution Table

The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Host plants/Plants Affected

Growth Stages

List of Symptoms

Natural Enemies

References

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Beaudoin L, Morin JP, Nguyen C, Decazy B, 1995. Study of underground Adoretus versutus Har. (Col., Scarabaeidae) populations in Vanuatu: detection of cohabitation with other white grubs. Journal of Applied Entomology, 119(6):391-397

Beaudoin L, Robert P, Lal SN, 1994. An entomopoxvirus in Adoretus versutus Harold (Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae; Rutelinae) in Fiji. International Journal of Pest Management, 40(1):66-68

Beaudoin L, Robert P, Lal SN, Decazy B, 1994. Control of a pest, Adoretus versutus, using an entomopoxvirus, on the islands of Fiji. Plantations, Recherche, Developpement, 1(2):50-56

Decazy B, 1988. Compte rendu de mission au Vanuatu. CIRAD/IRCC. 6-14 January 1988.

Dupont PR, 1917. Insects notes. Curator's Report on Botanic station, Seychelles, for 1917. Review of Applied Entomology (A) 6:375.

Emmanuel N, Sujatha A, Gautam B, 2010. Record of leaf chafer beetles Adoretus versutus Harold and Apogonia blanchardi Ritsema on cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) in Andhra Pradesh. Insect Environment, 16(1):23.

Entwistle PF, 1972. Pests of cocoa. London, UK: Longman, 779 pp.

Fletcher TB, 1916. One hundred notes on India insects. Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa. Bulletin No.59. Review of Applied Entomology (A) 4:438.

Friederichs K, 1914. Uber Adoretus vestitus Boh. schadling in Samoa and scine fruhereu stande zeits wiss. Insectenbiol Berlin, x(2):41-47, 267.

Gravely, 1919. XVII. Descriptions of Indian beetle larvae - III. Records of the Indian Museum, 16(4):263-270.

Jayaramaiah M, Veeresh GK, 1983. Fungal pathogens of white grubs in Karnataka. Journal of Soil Biology and Ecology, 3(2):83-87

Kapadia MN, Butani PG, Beria NN, 2006. White grub species attacking groundnut in the Saurashtra Region in Gujarat, India. International Arachis Newsletter, No.26:28-29.

Lefeuve P, Decazy B, 1990. Mission d'élaboration d'un programme de recherche sur Adoretus versutus Har. ("Rose beetle"), ColéoptFre ravageur du cacaoyer dans le Pacifique sud. IRCC, République du Vanuatu: MinistFre de l'Agriculture.

Lever RJAW, 1945. Entomological notes. Agricultural Journal of Fiji, 16:98-103.

Lever RJAW, 1946. Insect Pests in Fiji. Department of Agriculture, Fiji Bulletin, No.23.

Patel BD, Patel GM, 1999. First record of new species of whitegrubs in Gujarat. Gujarat Agricultural University Research Journal, 25(1):110-111.

Purea TMT, 1971. Studies on the biology of the rose beetle Adoretus versutus Har., (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae). Thesis for Diploma in Tropical Agriculture of the South Pacific Regional College of Tropical Agriculture, Alafua, Apia, Western Samoa.

Putturam AS, Veeresh GK, Govindan R, Nayak NB, Rajeshvarkar VR, 1976. Chafer beetles as pests of jowar earheads in Gulbarga District (Karnataka). Current Research, 5(5):88-89

UK CAB International, 1968. Adoretus versutus. [Distribution map]. Distribution Maps of Plant Pests, December. Wallingford, UK: CAB International, Map 247.

Urquhart DH, 1961. Cocoa. London, UK: Longman.

Veitch R, 1919. Notes on the more important insects in sugar-cane plantations in Fiji. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 10:21-39.

Veitch R, Greenwood W, 1921. The food plants or hosts of some Fiji insects. Proceedings of the Linnaean Society of New South Wales, 46:505-517.

Vernon AJ, 1976. Location factors in cocoa cultivation in Fiji. Fiji Agricultural Journal, 38(1):33-40

Waterhouse DF, Norris KR, 1987. Biological control: Pacific prospects. viii + 454pp

Wesey-FitzGerald D, 1941. Some insects of economic importance in Seychelles. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 32(2):153-160.

Wood GAR, 1985. Production. In: Wood GAR, Lass RA, Cocoa, Ed. 4, Harlow, Essex, UK: Longman. 543-586 pp.

Distribution Maps

• = Present, no further details
• = Evidence of pathogen
• = Widespread
• = Last reported
• = Localised
• = Presence unconfirmed
• = Confined and subject to quarantine
• = See regional map for distribution within the country
• = Occasional or few reports

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