{"id":14423,"date":"2026-02-25T11:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/?p=14423"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:00:16","slug":"oryctes-rhinoceros-l-coconut-rhinoceros-beetle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/?p=14423","title":{"rendered":"Oryctes rhinoceros (L.): Coconut rhinoceros beetle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">California Pest Rating Proposal for<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oryctes rhinoceros (L.): <\/em>Coconut rhinoceros beetle<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Current Pest Rating: Q<br \/>\nProposed Pest Rating: A<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Comment Period: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">02\/25\/2026 \u2013 04\/11\/2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Oryctes-rhinoceros.pdf\">Download Pest Rating Proposal<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>*NOTE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You must be registered and logged in to post a comment. 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