Invasive hala scale eradicated at UH Mānoa thanks to collaborative campus effort September 14, 2022 UH News CTAHR, the UH Campus Arboretum and Landscape Services worked together to manage the pest.
Big bug win! Student team takes national title November 16, 2021 UH News UH Mānoa graduate students earn a national championship in entomology.
Endangered Hawaiian bees, snails and birds get $1M for research November 4, 2021 UH News The collaborative project will help protect Hawaiian yellow-faced bees, land snails and ʻelepaio birds.
UH develop rapid test to detect bacterial wilt in Guam December 2, 2020 UH News The rapid assay tests can accurately and quickly distinguish the race 3 biovar 2 strain from the R. solanacearum species complex.
Mac nut pest study helps farmers manage crop loss November 4, 2020 UH News The study provides growers with a tool on when to apply pesticides to protect crops from the macadamia felted coccid.
Holy guacamole! UH researchers to help national avocado production October 8, 2020 UH News Miaoying Tian and Sharon Motomura-Wages will characterize pathogen populations and identify disease-resistant germplasm from Hawaiʻi collections.
UH study suggests how to save rare Haleakalā silverswords March 4, 2020 UH News Efforts to restore the population should focus on outplanting new plants in geographic areas with the most favorable climatic conditions.
To bee, or not to bee, a question for almond growers February 28, 2020 UH News The study co-authored by CTAHR’s Ethel Villalobos suggests that ‘Independence’ almonds, like many plants that are self-compatible, still performed better when bees were assisting in pollination.
Ambrosia beetles linked to Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death confirmed December 6, 2018 UH News College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources researchers confirm link of ambrosia beetles to Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death.
Honeybee pheromones safely repel elephants, study finds July 23, 2018 UH News UH Mānoa researcher Mark Wright documents possible solution to human-elephant conflicts.