The palms along much of Oahu’s North Shore are losing their fronds and dying, a harbinger of the fate of others on the rest of the island. The same is happening in Pupu­kea, where residents are ...
Each year, those with a green thumb spread out mulch to protect their gardens, plants and trees. Mulch has lots of benefits for plants including keeping them warm, protecting moisture and preventing ...
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii-- On a recent day of monitoring, Stephanie Joe, invertebrate and forest pest invasive species biologist with U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii's Army Natural Resources Program, ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Coconut rhinoceros beetles and their much-larger larvae have infested Oahu, according to state agriculture officials. But they’re hoping that new interim rules will help ...
Hawaii is stepping up its efforts to stop the spread of the coconut rhinoceros beetle, an invasive species that "jeopardizes the economy, the entire ecosystem, agriculture and food security," ...
A large, invasive beetle is spreading on Oahu. First detected in December 2013 at a golf course near the Honolulu airport, the coconut rhinoceros beetle was confined to central and west Oahu during ...
A coconut rhinoceros beetle has been found in a Hawaii Department of Agriculture trap in Waikoloa, the first detection of the invasive and destructive insect on the Big Island in nearly a year, state ...