Mohan, K.S.Jayapal, S.P.Pillai, G.B.2014-06-032014-06-031986Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 93(4), 379-383, 1986http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2299Oryctes rhinoceros beetles, when infected with Oryctes baculovirus, excreted gut epithelial cells having hypertrophied nuclei, between the third and ninth day post-inoculation. Detection of such abnormal nuclei in the excreta was used as a method of diagnosis of baculovirus infection in field-collected beetles, needed alive for various experiments. This method eliminates the need for sacrificing the beetles for mid-gut examination, a routine method of diagnosis.enOryctes rhinocerosbaculovirus infectionexcretionepithelial cellsnucleihypertrophieddiagnostic methodArticle