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Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Damage

September 22, 2017

Filed Under: Dr. Aubrey Moore's Blog, Invasive Insects

Butterfly Mother’s Food Choice for Offspring Changes with Experience

November 22, 2016

Plants communicate with animals using a blend of signals that influence animal behavior. The balance of plant attractants and deterrents partly determine the ultimate level of damage that an animal herbivore imposes on a plant. These intricate communications between the herbivore and the plant support sustainable relationships in their mutual native homelands. However, the ease […]

Filed Under: CNAS News, Invasive Insects, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News

Trifold Brochure Of Greater Banded Hornet

August 30, 2016

Please click on the link in red to download a pdf brochure with information about the greater banded hornet. Vespa tropica

Filed Under: CNAS News, Extension & Outreach News, Invasive Insects, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News

The Greater Banded Hornet Has Found Its Way To Guam

July 28, 2016

A new species of wasp was recently found on Guam and identified by entomologists at the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS), University of Guam as Vespa tropica, also known as the greater banded hornet. These wasps are large and aggressive which make them a possible health hazard to individuals with allergies to bees […]

Filed Under: CNAS News, Extension & Outreach News, Invasive Insects, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News

The Dirt on Packaged Rhino Beetles

July 6, 2016

Seeds, insects, earthworms, parasitic worms, mushrooms and more can be found in soil. It is for this very reason that Guam law prohibits the importation of soil into the territory, in order to keep out unwanted invasive plants and animals. The College of Natural and Applied Sciences Extension and Outreach personnel at the University of […]

Filed Under: CNAS News, Extension & Outreach News, Invasive Insects, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News

GovGuam, UOG and USDA Cooperate to Prevent Arrival of Invasive Species Hitch-hiking on FestPac Materials

May 26, 2016

Several invasive species have been intercepted in materials imported in support of the Pacific Festival of the Arts currently being held on Guam. In the latest incidence, on May 21, officers of the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency intercepted live insects on coconut leaves shipped from Rota Island. A small leaf sample, with insects attached, […]

Filed Under: CNAS News, Extension & Outreach News, Invasive Insects, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News

Radio rhinos: CNAS scientist and colleagues tag coconut rhinoceros beetles

February 26, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: CNAS News, Dr. Aubrey Moore's Blog, Extension & Outreach News, Invasive Insects, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News Tagged With: coconut rhinoceros beetle, CRB, radio-tagged beetles

CNAS scientists on Invasive Species Council

February 25, 2016

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

Filed Under: CNAS News, Dr. Aubrey Moore's Blog, Extension & Outreach News, Invasive Insects, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News Tagged With: CRB, invasive species

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles on KUAM

February 23, 2016

Roland Quitugua featured on KUAM News outlining 2016 plans for CRB control. Good information on where Guam is at this time regarding this invasive insect. Click here for KUAM story  

Filed Under: Dr. Aubrey Moore's Blog, Extension & Outreach News, Invasive Insects Tagged With: coconut rhinoceros beetle, coconut rhinoceros beetles, CRB, CRB control, Invasive Insects

Good news about little fire ants

February 12, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: CNAS News, Invasive Insects, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News Tagged With: invasive species, LFA, little fire ant

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