http://hdl.handle.net/10125/19 Wed, 15 May 2013 06:06:33 GMT 2013-05-15T06:06:33Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26012 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26012 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z Wright, Mark G; Rubinoff, Daniel; Almeida, Rodrigo PP http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26011 Records are given for 43 species of insects and other small organisms not previously reported to be established in Hawaii. These species were first collected and identified during 1999 or earlier and are now believed to be established in the state. Known information on the taxonomy and biology is provided Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26011 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z Kumashiro, Bernarr R; Heu, Ronald A; Nishida, Gordon M; Beardsley, John W http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26010 The last of the listings of the New Immigrant Records (primarily insects) for the state of Hawaii was compiled for the year 1990 in the Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. In this paper, we have compiled the records for the years 1991 to 1998. Following, the numbers of new stale records arc given (in parentheses) for each of the years considered: 1991 (10), 1992 (14). 1993 (1), 1994 (28), 1995 (16), 1996 (27). 1997 (19). and 1998 (17). Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26010 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z Kumashiro, Bernarr R; Nishida, Gordon M; Beardsley, John W http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26009 Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26009 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z Beardsley, John W; Uchidae, GK http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26008 Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26008 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z Polhemus, Daniel C http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26007 Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26007 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z Arakaki, Keith T; Perreira, William D; Preston, David J; Beardsley, John W http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26006 Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26006 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z Beardsley, John W http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26005 Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26005 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z Conant, Patrick; Hirayama, Clyde http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26004 Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26004 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z Conant, Patrick; Hirayama, Clyde http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26003 Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26003 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z Cook, Robert P http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26002 Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26002 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z Beardsley, John W; Triapitsyn, Serguei http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26001 Seasonal fluctuation in relative abundance of the endemic hawk moth Hyles wilsoni wilsoni (Rothschild) was determined in its natural habitat, the Olaa rain forest (1200 m elevation, 2157 mm average total precipitation/year), Island of Hawaii, using a light trap (fluorescent black-light tube, 10 watts) operated daily from July 1992 until July 1993. The moth was widespread during August, November, and December of 1992, and from February to April of 1993. Moth catch per night peaked in November (0.41 moth/night, mean temperature 16.5°C), February (0.53 moth/night, 14.1°C), and April (0.38 moth/night, 15.8°C). This study indicates that H. wilsoni wilsoni is not as abundant as previously recorded. Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26001 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z Ramadan, Mohsen M http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26000 A discussion of the host range testing and a brief description of the biology of Melittia oedipus Oberthiir (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) are presented. This clearwing moth was introduced into Hawaii from Kenya to combat ivy gourd, Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt (Cucurbitaceae), a noxious vine of East African origin. Host range testing consisted of two parts: exposure of potted plants to adult M. oedipus to test oviposition preference, and placement of fertile eggs or neonate larvae on plants to test larval feeding and development. Test results indicated that M. oedipus is specific to ivy gourd. In larval feeding tests, a very small number of adults completed development on cu cumber (Cucumis sativus) vines. However, oviposition choice tests showed that under field conditions, M. oedipus females would be highly unlikely to lay eggs on cucum ber. Since M. oedipus was released on the island of Oahu in 1996, there has been no record of attack on cucumber or any other nontarget plant. Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26000 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z Chun, Marianne E http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25999 Wed, 01 Apr 1931 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25999 1931-04-01T00:00:00Z Perkins, R.C.L. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25998 Sat, 01 Aug 1925 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25998 1925-08-01T00:00:00Z Crawford, D.L. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25467 Fruit fly monitoring traps with male lures (cue-lure, methyl eugenol, trimedlure, latilure) and food lure (torula yeast and BioLure) were maintained on the island of Oahu for three years (2006–2008) at 40 sites, characterized as rural or residential, with or without agriculture or feral forest in proximity. The 1.7 million flies collected belonged to species already known to be established in Hawaii (Bactrocera cucurbitae, B. dorsalis, B. latifrons, and Ceratitis capitata); no new invasive species were trapped, though the remotely possible presence of sibling species nearly identical to B. dorsalis can’t be ruled out. B. cucurbitae was predominant in leeward western Oahu and most abundant, in both rural and residential areas, wherever agriculture was practiced nearby. B. dorsalis was trapped in highest numbers in the windward northeastern portion of Oahu, and the presence of adjacent forest increased captures in both residential and rural environments. C. capitata was trapped in very large numbers at a coffee farm in Waialua and was rare at all other sites. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25467 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z Leblanc, Luc; Fujita, Brian; Stein, Stuart H; Sawamura, Wesley K http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25466 Little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (LFA), was identified in a karst-limestone forest adjacent to a green-waste hardfill in northern Guam in No- vember 2011. Six additional LFA infestations were identified at private residences and small farms along the southwest coast of the island. Surveillance surveys sug- gest that LFA has yet to spread to the neighboring islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), or elsewhere in Micronesia. The spread of LFA to and throughout Guam is most likely due to human transport of infested plant material from LFA infested areas of Hawaii, Australia, or the U.S. mainland. The devastating effects of LFA on agriculture and forest ecosystems observed in LFA infested areas elsewhere are likely to occur on Guam and other Micronesian islands infested by LFA. Some LFA infestations on Guam may be eradicable using control techniques in use in Hawaii and other Pacific Basin countries. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25466 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z Raymundo, ML; Miller, RH http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25465 First observations of the aphid Greenidea ficicola are recorded from Hawaii, which was found infesting Chinese banyan, Ficus microcarpa, at Kahaluu, Oahu, on January 6, 2011. This is the second species of the Asian genus Greenidea to become established in Hawaii. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25465 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z Nagamine, Walter T; Garcia, Janis N http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25464 Biting midges of the genus Forcipomyia are known to be important pollinators of cacao trees in cocoa producing countries throughout the world. Forcipomyia hardyi is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and is here reported to pollinate cacao trees on the island of Oahu. We report that F. hardyi visits cacao flowers where it picks up pollen, and therefore it is potentially an important pollinator of cacao in Hawaii. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25464 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z O'Doherty, Daniel C; Zoll, Janna JK http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25463 The black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus, is an ambrosia beetle that was reported in Hawaii in 1960 and attacks branches of more than 200 plant species, including coffee. This beetle was found for the first time boring coffee berries in the district of Hilo on the island of Hawaii. Beetles reached the endo- sperm and caused damage without making galleries or ovipositing. The tropical nut borer, Hypothenemus obscurus, is a pest of macadamia nuts that has been in Hawaii since 1988 and was recently found for the first time in Hawaii attacking coffee berries. Its entry hole was observed close to the blossom area or the side of the berry. Sometimes damage was caused near the endosperm but no galleries or eggs were found. Descriptions of the biology, behavior and management of these beetles are provided in this paper. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/25463 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z Greco, Elsie B; Wright, Mark G