Like many animal species, male Hercules beetles compete for mates. This competition is responsible for the sexual dimorphism in the species, especially the large male horns. Sexual dimorphism is when ...

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The balance between the advantages of large size and the costs ... horns of many Onthophagus dung beetles are perfectly sized to fit around a rival’s body, allowing males to lift and eject competitors ...

In the fierce arena of beetle reproduction, males engage in remarkable physical contests that showcase nature’s evolutionary arms race at its most dramatic. These battles for mating rights are not ...

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A crew member works from a boom truck last week to apply a treatment against coconut rhinoceros beetles to palm trees in Kona. (Photo Courtesy: Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture) Big Island ...

One commercial beekeeper reported: I had large infestations of mites. And then following the mite, I got the boom of the hive beetles. I probably lost 30 hives to beetles. The number of registered ...

KAILUA, Hawaii (KHON2) — The invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle continues to wreak havoc on Oahu’s trees, recent detections also raised concerns on the Big Island but early efforts appear to ...