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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING  Date:               September 28, 2010 (Tuesday)                                  Time:               9:00 a.m.                                                                     Location:         Department of Agriculture                        Plant Quarantine Conference Room                       1849 Auiki Street                        Honolulu, Hawaii   I.          CALL TO ORDER  II.          APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 8/24/10 MEETING  III.         COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (ORAL OR WRITTEN)  IV.          COMMUNICATIONS FROM DIVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION                A.     AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION ...
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NR10-11 – September 8, 2010 HONOLULU – One of the most devastating coffee pests, the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei), has been found in several coffee farms in Kona.  The coffee berry borer is a small beetle (slightly smaller than a sesame seed – approx. 1.5 mm) and is native to Central Africa and is also found in many ...
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