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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

Guam Research Fills Voids

February 15, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: CNAS News, Uncategorized, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News

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

Philippine coastal zone research reveals tropical cyclone disruption of nutrient cycling

December 23, 2015

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 […]

Filed Under: CNAS News, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News Tagged With: cycad, ecological damage from cyclones, typhoon

Guam Research Aids in Understanding Recruitment Limitation of Rare Tree

December 15, 2015

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 […]

Filed Under: CNAS News, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News Tagged With: pathogens, seed-to-seedling transition, Serianthes nelsonii

Christmas trees and invasive species in the news

December 2, 2015

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.

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

Recent storms contribute to spike in rhinoceros beetle population on Guam

November 30, 2015

KUAM News interviews Roland Quituqua regarding the upsurge in rhino beetle population and how to protect Guam’s niyok trees with tekken nets over green waste piles. Click here to watch the video.

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

Remember to shake your tree

November 30, 2015

Roland Quituqua speaks to KUAM News about the danger of invasive insects hitchhiking to Guam on live Christmas trees. Click here to watch the video.    

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

More Bees Please

October 29, 2015

Chris Rosario, research associate with the Western Pacific Tropical Research Center at the University of Guam has been surveying bees on Guam and in the region as part of the Honeybee Health Survey funded by USDA-APHIS. Although the survey has been completed, Rosario is still keen on these honey-making insects and he is continuing research […]

Filed Under: CNAS News, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News Tagged With: bees, feral bees, honeybees

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