Small video of hand tool to capture rhinoceros beetle - used in Mozambique

[Marcos Freire]

Made this small video earlier this month (November 2009) in Zambézia
Province, Northern Mozambique.
The location is the site for the germplasm evaluation trial (for
resistance to Lethal Yellowing - CLYD).
With many palms being killed all around by CLYD, and not being cut and
burnt, the rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes monoceros??) started multiplying
a lot.
Now Oryctes control is a must and a continuous job.
The guy featured in the video goes around everyday looking for and
removing adults still chewing on the coconut trees. That's is daily
job. Everyday. He covers about 30 ha everyday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycSvaCZm86o

Marcos Freire

[Hugh Harries]

Marcos

Well done, your video puts the viewer right there with you, on the spot. There have been more than 50 other viewers since I first looked at it but none of us left a comment or a name. Perhaps, like me, the others are not comfortable with social networking but don't let that stop you sending more about what is being done in Mozambique.

If you can, why not keep an indexed link to each one on a coconut knowledge network "page".

Thank you very much

Hugh

2009/11/24 Marcos Freire <marcosf...@gmail.com>

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[Marcos Freire]

Thanks, Just added into coconut google group.
Will add more in the future.

Marcos

On Nov 29, 11:09 pm, Hugh Harries <hugh.harr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Marcos
>
> Well done, your video puts the viewer right there with you, on the spot.
> There have been more than 50 other viewers since I first looked at it but
> none of us left a comment or a name. Perhaps, like me, the others are not
> comfortable with social networking but don't let that stop you sending more
> about what is being done in Mozambique.
>
> If you can, why not keep an indexed link to each one on a coconut knowledge
> network "page".
>
> Thank you very much
>
> Hugh
>

> 2009/11/24 Marcos Freire <marcosfreir...@gmail.com>