Invasive hala scale eradicated at UH Mānoa thanks to collaborative campus effort
CTAHR, the UH Campus Arboretum and Landscape Services worked together to manage the pest.
Big bug win! Student team takes national title
UH Mānoa graduate students earn a national championship in entomology.
Endangered Hawaiian bees, snails and birds get $1M for research
The collaborative project will help protect Hawaiian yellow-faced bees, land snails and ʻelepaio birds.
UH develop rapid test to detect bacterial wilt in Guam
The rapid assay tests can accurately and quickly distinguish the race 3 biovar 2 strain from the R. solanacearum species complex.
Mac nut pest study helps farmers manage crop loss
The study provides growers with a tool on when to apply pesticides to protect crops from the macadamia felted coccid.
Holy guacamole! UH researchers to help national avocado production
Miaoying Tian and Sharon Motomura-Wages will characterize pathogen populations and identify disease-resistant germplasm from Hawaiʻi collections.
UH study suggests how to save rare Haleakalā silverswords
Efforts to restore the population should focus on outplanting new plants in geographic areas with the most favorable climatic conditions.
To bee, or not to bee, a question for almond growers
The study co-authored by CTAHR’s Ethel Villalobos suggests that ‘Independence’ almonds, like many plants that are self-compatible, still performed better when bees were assisting in pollination.
Ambrosia beetles linked to Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death confirmed
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources researchers confirm link of ambrosia beetles to Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death.
Honeybee pheromones safely repel elephants, study finds
UH Mānoa researcher Mark Wright documents possible solution to human-elephant conflicts.
