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

Four detection dogs have been trained to identify the scent of coconut rhinoceros beetle breeding sites on Kauai.

The work marks the first time an Ice Age animal’s complete genome has been recovered from tissue preserved inside another ...

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 ...

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

Senators are troubled by what they see as slow progress from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, which is ...

Inspection of incoming plants by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and USDA, plus support of the University of Hawaii College of Tropical and the Hawaii Landscape Industry, we have avoided many ...

Kauai strengthens Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle response with certified detection dogs – Hawaii News | The Garden Island ...

Dozens of North Shore residents traveled from Waialua to downtown Honolulu on Monday to testify at a Department of Planning and Permitting hearing over a controversial agribusiness project proposed ...

Dozens of North Shore residents traveled from Waialua to downtown Honolulu on Monday to testify at a Department of Planning ...

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