Genetic roots of insect’s waterproof coating could lead to innovative pest control
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher Joanne Yew identifies the spidey gene that keeps insects waterproof.
New publication on parasites and host plants
UH West Oʻahu’s Albie Miles explores host plant associations of two parasites.
A global perspective on honeybee virus transmission
UH Mānoa’s Ethel Villalobos explains how biology and history provide perspective about honeybee health in the journal Science.
UH researchers identify new butterfly species to Hawaiian Islands
UH Mānoa’s Daniel Rubinoff and William Haines have conclusively identified a newcomer to the Hawaiian Islands: the Sleepy Orange butterfly.
Wēkiu bug research leads to new conservation tool
UH Mānoa’s Daniel Rubinoff and UH Hilo’s Jesse Eiben study rare native insects using methods originally developed to track and control agricultural pests.
Moth lineage provides a key to species diversification
CTAHR entomologists discover that the moth genus, Hyposmocoma, holds insights into Hawaiʻi’s vanished ecosystems.
Researchers need help saving the Kamehameha butterfly
Researchers from UH Mānoa are asking the public to help the Kamehameha butterfly and take part in the Pulelehua Project.
Researchers track declining habitat of a native moth
UH Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources researchers compare the historical and modern-day distributions of a Native Hawaiian leafroller moth to track its steep decline.
