![]() The automated translations should not be considered exact and should be used only as an approximation of the original English language content.Commander, Navy Installations Command, has no control over the features, functions, or performance of the Google Translate service.Google Translate, a third party service provided by Google, performs all translations directly and dynamically.To learn more about the coconut rhinoceros beetle, and to see how to recognize what they look like, visit the CRB Response website at. The goal now is to stop CRB from further expanding on Oahu and from making its way to neighboring islands.” “The purpose of CRB eff orts have now shifted from eradication to containment,” added Howard. JBPHH works alongside organizations and state agencies like the department of agriculture, UH and CRB Response to learn more about the movements of the coconut rhinoceros beetle.Īccording to Howard, the goal was to initially get rid of the invasive beetle entirely, but that is very difficult to do without other public and private landowners being more proactive. “Handling green waste in compliance with the JBPHH Green Waste policy is the installation’s best strategy for containing CRB.” “All JBPHH properties have CRB, so they are all at risk,” said Howard. The base tries to help do its part by educating the families that live in military housing and working with groundskeepers to avoid creating CRB breeding habitats. “The Navy works with the Response to monitor CRB populations, survey for CRB damage in palm trees, and identify potential breeding habitat,” said JBPHH Natural Resource manager, Sarah Howard. Natural resource professionals at JBPHH have joined the fight in protecting local coconut palm trees from this invasive beetle. “All parts of the coconut tree were utilized for various purposes including food, housing, crafts, transportation, and cultural ceremonies.” “Coconut, known as niu in Hawaii, has been referred to as the ‘tree of life’ in many places in the Pacific,” said Weiser. There are also impacts to the cultural uses of the plant. The damage to the coconut palms not only creates an unsightly pattern but can also kill mature trees. The CRB burrows within the tree and feeds off of the palms creating damage to the leaves that can be seen from afar. “The health of farmed land and natural areas is important to the livelihood, and enjoyment of residents and visitors.” “I feel that it is extremely important to manage invasive species in Hawaii because we have such a high density of rare and endemic species,” said Weiser. Keith Weiser, deputy operations for CRB Response, believes it is important to control the spread of non-native species that arrive in the state and threaten the ecosystem. It was first detected on Oahu in 2013 near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) and the Honolulu airport on Mamala Bay. CRB is considered one of the most damaging insects to coconut and African oil palm in southern and South East Asia as well as the western Pacific Islands (Giblin-Davis, 2001).Experts with the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (UH) CRB Response team believe sharing information and collaboration can help stop the tiny animal from spreading outside of Oahu.Īccording to the CRB response website, Oryctes rhinoceros is native to Southeast Asia. Beetle Fact of the Week: In its native range, the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) is controlled by various factors, but when introduced to new areas without natural controls (like predators or diseases) it becomes a threat to coconuts and other palms (Gressitt, 1953).Additionally, any high-risk sites identified by this ground survey/sweep will be further investigated for signs of egg, larval and beetle presence. Individuals from HDOA, USDA, DLNR, DOFAW, Navy Environmental, JBPPH Pest Management, USFWS and additional Navy volunteers will conduct a ground sweep of Mamala Bay Golf Course on Monday April 7th to ensure all potential breeding sites (mulch, rotten stumps, and decomposing vegetation) for the CRB have been identified. Coordination for an interagency ground survey/sweep of Mamala Bay golf course was finalized this week.No additional breeding sites were found this week. ![]() New traps were placed and serviced (175 placed/214 serviced) this week and two mulch piles were surveyed. Surveyors found 3 beetles in traps on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam near Mamala Bay Golf Course this week and visually surveyed 1749 coconut trees for damage and breeding sites.Also, caged samples of CRB will be provided to verify that all CRB are in fact being killed. Thermal sampling and data to show and verify that the temperatures throughout the batch are sustained at the desired temperatures will be collected this next week. Temperatures of 165 degrees Fahrenheit were reached and sustained. The infested compost pile at Par 3 Golf course was re-treated. ![]()
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