#Oryctes rhinoceros
House passes bill to combat rhinoceros beetle on second reading
The House of Representatives has passed on second reading a bill to combat the coconut rhinoceros beetle.
Free training to combat Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle infestations on Maui
The County of Maui Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Working Group, in collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and the multi-agency Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response team, will hold free training sessions Tuesday, Jan. 16, and Wednesday, Jan. 17, to equip attendees with information to identify, report and treat infestations of CRB.
County of Maui launches working group to address invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
The County of Maui Department of Agriculture launched a Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Working Group to address the threat of the invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, which was reported recently in Kīhei.
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles detected on Kauaʻi
Two coconut rhinoceros beetles were found on Kaua‘i, in traps near a green waste transfer station close to the Līhu‘e Airport, agricultural officials said. These are the first detections of CRB (Oryctes rhinoceros) outside of O‘ahu.
Interim rule issued to slow the spread of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle on Oʻahu
To help slow the spread of the invasive beetle on Oʻahu and to neighbor islands, the interim rule will restrict the movement or transportation of CRB host material within the island of Oʻahu and from a CRB-infested area to an area that is uninfested.
