A Maui coffee farmer said controlling invasive species such as the notorious coqui frog and fire ant is a Big Island problem. “They already have them, we don’t. Why put the cost on us?” asked Bobbie Becker, owner of Maui Mountain Coffee Farm. “They’ve got it there.” Becker is a supporter of state Senate...
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Invasive species bill stirs debate
A Maui coffee farmer said controlling invasive species such as the coqui frog and fire ant is a Big Island problem. “They already have them, we don’t. Why put the cost on us?” asked Bobbie Becker, owner of Maui Mountain Coffee Farm. “They’ve got it there.” Becker is a supporter of state Senate Bill...
Continue readingGroup asks for help fighting alien frogs on Oahu
The Oahu Invasive Species Committee is asking Oahu residents to participate tonight in “Go Out and Listen Night!” to help listen for invasive coqui frogs and report if they hear coqui frogs in their area or not. Twenty coqui frogs have been captured on Oahu since the beginning of 2012, the committee said. The...
Continue readingCoquis taking a toll on Hawaii island bug life
Invasive coqui frogs are subtly altering the ecosystem of Hawaii island as they gobble up mites, ants and other bugs and leave behind droppings that attract flies, scientists conclude. While the tiny frogs, native of Puerto Rico, are known for their loud and often maddening cries, they also are taking a toll on the...
Continue readingTree plan introduces bugs
Brazilian insect could slow growth of nonnative strawberry guava tree The state is once again seeking approval to release a Brazilian scale insect into Hawaii forests to control the spread of the popular but environmentally needy strawberry guava tree. 495,000 Acres already densely infested 680,000 Acres of native forest areas that could become densely...
Continue readingManoa’s elusive, night-shrieking coqui frog finally bagged | The Honolulu Advertiser
It took a lot of trying, but the lone Mānoa coqui frog has been captured. The presence of the coqui, known for its piercing, loud shrieks, had dismayed residents of Melemele Place, a quiet dead-end road on the east side of Mānoa Valley. Neighbors went out on many nights trying to catch the frog,...
Continue readingCoqui frog discovered in Hawaii plant shipment
by Heather Hauswirth Guam – Department of Agriculture Wildlife Biologist Diane Vice confirms that customs officials discovered a Coqui Frog inside a live plant shipment that came in from Hawaii yesterday. This is the fourth Coqui Frog spotted on Guam. The frog is of particular concern to biologists like Vice because she says it...
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