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What’s Causing Coconut Trees to go Bare?

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A native moth is munching the leaves off of our coconut trees. Entomologist, Mach Fukada from the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture says it’s nothing to worry about it however, the phenomenon can be quite striking. Details on why it’s happening and which insect you should’t be confusing it with in the video above.

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