June 30, 2014 NR14-16 HONOLULU — A Malayan water monitor lizard was captured on Friday afternoon, June 27, 2014, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickam. Personnel from the Hawaii Air National Guard reported seeing a large black lizard running on its hind legs last Thursday. Initially, base pest control staff was dispatched, but they ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2014 NR14-15 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has confirmed that the stinging little fire ants (LFA) have infested a Mililani Mauka neighborhood. This is the first incident of LFA in a residential area on Oahu since the ants were detected on the island in December 2013. ...
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New Video to Increase Awareness Shows How to Test for LFA June 18, 2014 NR14-14 HONOLULU — A small infestation of the invasive little fire ant (LFA) was confirmed in late May and has been undergoing treatment at a hotel in Wailea, Maui. The Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) detected the infestation, which was confirmed ...
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The United States Potato Board (USPB) announces nominations are now open for new Board Members for the 2015-2018 term. Hawaii has an open seat available for one grower representative wishing to serve on this organization. The USPB is the nation’s potato marketing organization. Positioned as the “catalyst for positive change,” the USPB is the central organizing ...
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In support of Hawaii’s school gardens, a crew of HDOA staff volunteered to help Mililani Uka Elementary School with their school gardens on Saturday, May 24, 2014. This effort was in collaboration with the Kokua Hawaii Foundation. Last year, HDOA assisted Alvah Scott Elementary with their garden. This ...
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May 30, 2014 NR14-13 HONOLULU — In the month of May 2014, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) captured nine coqui have been captured on Oahu. May 7 — a local soda distributor reported and captured a coqui at its distribution warehouse in Honolulu and turned it in to HDOA. May 9 — a HDOA ...
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NR14-12 May 28, 2014 Extends Buffer Zone One Mile West HONOLULU — A male coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) has been found in a trap at Barbers Point, which is the farthest west that a CRB has been found on Oahu since it was first detected in December 2013. The majority of the CRB detections remain ...
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Gov. Abercrombie today announced the release of $7.8 million in capital improvement projects for agriculture statewide. To view the governor’s news release, click here.
NR14-11 May 15, 2014 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) today began a multi-tactic treatment program to eradicate an infestation of little fire ant (LFA) in Waimanalo. A six-person crew, including staff from the Hawaii Ant Lab, Oahu Invasive Species Committee and HDOA, began spraying a 6-acre area, which includes the 3.5 acre ...
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NR14-10 May 2, 2014 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Agriculture today released details of the plan that has been developed to eradicate the little fire ant (LFA) infestation in Waimanalo. The multi-step plan includes preparing access routes for treatment, multiple applications of several types of pesticides over a period of one year, pesticide monitoring ...
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