Dichromothrips smithi (Zimmermann 1990), a thrips species native to SE Asia that feeds on orchids, was first detected in Hawaii in 2007. At the time it was detected, it was already widespread on bamboo orchids in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Saltatorial locomotion has evolved multiple times in flightless Lepidop- tera, particularly on oceanic islands and in habitats with high winds. The kinematics of this behavior are unknown but are clearly relevant to ...

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, ...