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Lawmakers urged to step up coconut rhinoceros beetle fight on Oahu
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 11—Despite a nine-year, multi agency battle against the coconut rhinoceros beetle on Oahu, eradication appears to be unattainable here, and officials have turned to a containment and control ...
Interim rule allows quarantine of plants infested with little fire ants
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoApr. 7—Recent discoveries of infestations have been found in Maunawili, Lanikai, and Kaneohe, with more expected in months to come. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has established an interim ...
Agriculture Department to discuss rules for invasive species
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 17—Concerns over how to control damaging invasive species, including little fire ants, continue to intensify as the state Department of Agriculture discusses rules for the pests. Concerns ...
Invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle taking a toll on Oahu palm trees
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMay 21—1/3 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE An adult invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle is all black and can grow up to 2-1/2 inches in length, with a horn ...
Little fire ant infestations spread across Oahu
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 8 months agoNov. 6—The ants measure only about one-sixteenth of an inch long but are considered one of the world's worst invasive species. Aaron Johnson was worried when his two sons, ages 2 and 5, woke ...
Public hearing on invasive species rules set
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 22—Carol Kwan, a Mililani-based arborist, will never forget the day that little fire ants rained down on her while she was on the job. Kwan was measuring a tree in June 2022 at a proposed ...
As the fall season gets underway, two Oahu farms ready for their annual pumpkin festivals
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 9—It's that time of the year when families can frolic through pumpkin patches to pick the perfect prototypes for carving jack-o'-lanterns, decorating their homes and baking pies. It's that ...
2 Hawaii bills propose stronger action on invasive species
Tribune via AOL· 4 months agoFeb. 11—The bills were supported by the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Big Island and Oahu Invasive Species Committees, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, ...
Tiny wasps could help save Hawaii's coffee industry
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 15—With Hawaii coffee farms under attack by a wave of alien pest species, crop yields are off by as much as 50 % this year. But farmers may soon be getting some help in the form of a tiny ...
Agriculture Department to host pesticide collection on Kauai
Tribune via AOL· 6 months agoDec. 16—The Hawaii Department of Agriculture's Pesticides Branch is running a free pesticide disposal program on Kauai for commercial users of pesticides, the HDOA announced Saturday. The project ...
