HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - National Park Service rangers have been trained to be on the lookout for invasive pests that could threaten the landscape in the remote area of Kalaupapa. The coconut ...

State officials are on high alert after an arborist found 17 live coconut rhinoceros beetle larvae Tuesday morning while cutting down coconut palms in Kihei. The arborist — who was hired to remove 12 ...

The state Department of Agriculture is seeking proposals from contractors to help combat three invasive pests across Hawaii with $2.8 million in taxpayer funds. HDOA is seeking bids to fight the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Question : My neighbor says he sees signs of CRB in a tree on my Oahu property and I should report it. But it’s not a coconut palm ...

The coconut scale insect (CSI), an invasive pest that causes low yield, have infested more trees in the Visayas and Mindanao, ...

At 2 1/2-inches long and sporting large horns on the front of its head, the coconut rhinoceros beetle is a remarkable-looking creature, but this lumbering giant of an insect is also a devastating pest ...

If you live in Hawaii and see a massive, dark beetle with a hooked horn on its head and a fuzzy underside near your trees, don't let it escape. This insect is the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The head of the state’s Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Task Force says the state has lost the battle to eradicate the pests on Oahu ― and is now moving resources toward ...

The coconut mite (Aceria guerreronis) represents a formidable challenge to coconut production worldwide. This minute pest exploits the microhabitats afforded by coconut bracts, rendering conventional ...