title: First report of Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) causing severe disease in Allomyrina dichotoma in Korea.
abstract: Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus (OrNV) has been known to cause severe disease in coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, in Southeastern Asia and is used as a biological control to reduce the pest population. Here, we report for the first time that the OrNV may have landed on Korea and may be the major pathogen for diseased larvae of Korean horn beetle, Allomyrina dichotoma. After peroral inoculation, over 60% of infected larvae perished in 6 wk. This viral disease spreads very fast in several locations throughout Korea. This threat not only makes economic loss of local farms rearing A. dichotoma larvae but also may disturb the ecosystem by transmitting to wild A. dichotoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeollabuk-do, Korea.
authors.forename: Seokhyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeollabuk-do, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwan-Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeollabuk-do, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeollabuk-do, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu-Won
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeollabuk-do, Korea choijy7@korea.kr.
authors.forename: Ji-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D061046:Biological Control Agents; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000254:growth & development / Q000821:virology*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D007304:Insect Viruses / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000821:virology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D056910:Republic of Korea; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D061046:Biological Control Agents
keywords: Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae; diagnostics; insect rearing; virology