Students in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) are exceling in their efforts in applying for off-island summer research and study grants. CNAS undergraduates will be gaining valuable training at research institutes and universities in Boston, Washington DC, Missouri, and Costa Rica. Eduardo Biala, biology major at the University of Guam, will be […]
CNAS Scientists Receive Grant Awards
University of Guam, College of Natural & Applied Sciences (CNAS) researchers and extension agents were recently awarded $160,000 in several grants that will assist Guam farmers, gardeners and coconut lovers. The monies were allocated from the USDA Farm Bill 2016 Plant Pest and Disease and Disaster Prevention Program. Dr. Robert Schlub and his team (Roger […]
Save our snails!
Although invasive Cuban slugs and giant African snails in your garden may not be desirable residents, Guam does have three indigenous tree snail species that are drawing increased attention since they were added to the federal Endangered Species list in 2015. Historically, Guam had four native tree snail species, and they were once common and […]
Radio rhinos: CNAS scientist and colleagues tag coconut rhinoceros beetles
Coconut rhinoceros beetles were first discovered on Guam in 2007. Adults kill palms when they bore into crowns to feed on sap. Rhino beetle larvae feed only on dead plant material at breeding sites and they do no damage. In order to eradicate rhino beetles, all breeding sites must be found and destroyed. Four dogs […]
CNAS scientists on Invasive Species Council
This is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. CNAS scientists Aubrey Moore and Roland Quitugua, who are Invasive Species Council members, were on hand for the Guam proclamation signing. Guam PDN article KUAM article
Guam Research Fills Voids
Some ecological relationships among plants are robust and independent of geography. Expanding the validation of these relationships requires data from under-represented geographic regions and plant groups. Recent research on the Elaeocarpus joga tree from the island of Guam addressed these concerns, and the results appeared in the November 2015 issue of the journal HortScience. Nutrient […]
Good news about little fire ants
The little fire ant (LFA) is still steadily spreading across the island bringing its painful sting to all it encounters. Some homeowners in Umatac cannot allow their children to play outside as their yards are infested with these tiny ants. The good news is the treatments being used to control the ants are working and […]
Philippine coastal zone research reveals tropical cyclone disruption of nutrient cycling
Living on beachfront property on a tropical island is an idyllic life goal for many people. Those people may be envious of a number of native Philippine plant species that restrict their population distribution to coastal zones. But that idyllic life comes with a price, as revealed in an article that appears in issue 2 […]
Guam Research Aids in Understanding Recruitment Limitation of Rare Tree
Serianthes nelsonii, a large, handsome tree found only in the Mariana Islands was federally listed as endangered on February 18, 1987. Since that time there has been relatively little research published on this rare tree. The University of Guam has studied recruitment limitations of the endangered Serianthes nelsonii tree, and the studies have resulted in […]
Christmas trees and invasive species in the news
The Guam Invasive Species Advisory Committee voices its concern regarding the risks of introducing invasive species to Guam via Christmas tree importation. Click here to read Guam Daily Post article.