Damsels in distress get help from Lyon Arboretum, DLNR May 31, 2019 UH News Lyon Arboretum works with state Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide additional habitat for an endangered damselfly.
Bees were the stars at Oʻahu Urban Garden Center event June 14, 2018 UH News A live bee hive was the featured attraction for more than 300 attendees at Oʻahu Urban Garden Center’s Second Saturday event.
National video competition a buzz with two UH wins November 27, 2017 UH News Ethel Villalobos and Jonathan Koch won awards for their videos, The Life History of Bees and The Odd Couples.
UH Honeybee Project keeps Hawaiʻi beekeeping buzzing June 6, 2017 UH News The project does research on honeybee health, pest-management strategies and the development of “pollinator-friendly” farms.
Hawaiʻi Island residents band together to combat little fire ants May 23, 2017 UH News A Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit project is putting effective little fire ant treatment into the hands of local residents.
Birth control for mosquitoes targeted at saving Hawaiian birds February 22, 2017 UH News UH Manoa and UH Hilo scientists are working to reduce the population of mosquitoes that threaten native bird species.
UH Hilo graduate student wins at international entomology conference October 21, 2016 UH News Heather Stever was awarded first place in the 15-minute graduate student oral competition at the 2016 International Congress of Entomology.
Genetic roots of insect’s waterproof coating could lead to innovative pest control July 3, 2016 UH News University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher Joanne Yew identifies the spidey gene that keeps insects waterproof.
New publication on parasites and host plants June 3, 2016 UH News UH West Oʻahu’s Albie Miles explores host plant associations of two parasites.
A global perspective on honeybee virus transmission February 25, 2016 UH News UH Mānoa’s Ethel Villalobos explains how biology and history provide perspective about honeybee health in the journal Science.