Guam entomologist Aubrey Moore has been travelling the globe searching for a viral control agent to deal with what's referred to as the CRBG, a particular beetle bio-type that has proven immune to previous viruses that were introduced.
Dr Moore said over half of Guam's coconut tree population was under threat from the CRBG, as were other populations across the region.
"This is a Pacific-wide problem. It's a big problem in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and other places," he said.
