The state pest reporting platform 643Pest received a few hundred reports annually until 2023, when the floodgates opened for ...

The greatest threat to coconuts is not just a beetle — it’s people. CRB accelerates a pre‑existing crisis. Introduced nearly ...

If we can get beyond our fears, spiders, beetles, caterpillars and other creepy-crawlies can make for fine family companions.

Every other day inside a lab on the third floor of the St. John Plant Science Laboratory building on the University of Hawaii ...

The county says early detection is critical to slowing the spread of CRB and reducing damage to palms and other vulnerable plants, including hala, kalo, banana, pineapple and ʻulu.

Some of the strongest animals in the world are not the largest. According to HowStuffWorks, tiny insects have immense ...

Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order on Monday aimed at curbing a mountain pine beetle outbreak in ponderosa forests along the front range. Polis said the infestation is in the beginning stages ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii County is increasing efforts to stop the spread of invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB). The county renewed a voluntary compliance order for portions of West ...

No coconut rhinoceros beetles have been detected in East Hawaii, but surveillance efforts are ramping up as the invasive pest remains active in West Hawaii. “It’s just a matter of luck that we got it ...

The Hawaiʻi Board of Agriculture took bold steps Tuesday to keep the coconut rhinoceros beetle from reaching Molokaʻi, blocking the transport of all green waste and gardening materials to the island ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and several of her Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2025. The ...

KONA, Hawaii (Island News) -- Coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) continue generating issues throughout parts of the islands. The battle to stop the spread of CRBs includes the Kona region. Recent ...