Using Wasps to Save Coffee
Hypothenemus hampei, otherwise known as the coffee berry borer, is a scourge among coffee growers, including on Maui
Beware the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
Maui hasn’t had to deal with the coconut rhinoceros beetle…yet. But the invasive and destructive insect is spreading on O’ahu, which means it’s nipping at our shores.
War of the Frogs
Anyone who has heard the mating call of the coqui frog remembers it. The nocturnal native of Puerto Rico, believed to have arrived in bromeliads shipped to Hawaiʻi from a nursery there in the 1980s, has a two-note chirping call that can exceed the legislatively-established state health standard of 70 decibels