Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB), an invasive pest, was detected Dec. 23, 2013 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickam (JBPHH) on coconut trees. A joint effort between USDA, UH at Manoa, U.S. Navy, HDOA and other partners has mobilized and an Incident Command System (ICS) has been established to respond to this pest emergency.
Contact Randy Bartlett, CRB Response Liaison Officer, with any questions related to this update, by emailing Randal.T.Bartlett@hawaii.gov, or by calling 808-832-0585
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June 8 - 19, 2015
- Detections
- On Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-HI)
- 34 adults, 0 larvae detected on-base; 1,780 adults, 1,970 larvae total to date.
- Off Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-HI)
- 2 adults, 0 larvae detected off-base; 114 adults total to date.
- Surveillance
- No new delimiting survey barrel traps were placed and 201 trap services were conducted on 145 total barrel traps during this period.
- 6 new delimiting survey panel traps were placed and 2,261 trap services were conducted on 2,800 total panel traps during this period.
- 10 mulch sites were visually surveyed for CRB presence during this period out of 323 mulch piles surveyed to date.
- No CRB damaged palms were detected and no dead or damaged palms were removed during this period.
- 2 square mile grids were surveyed during this period out of 308 square miles surveyed to date.
- Outreach
- A total of 313 persons were provided outreach information and materials during this reporting period out of a total of 62,056 persons contacted since CRB was first detected on 12/23/13.
- No confirmed CRB reports were called in to the HDOA’s 643-PEST hotline.
- Beetle Fact: Pathway: It is believed that this species was introduced to Guam by a gravid female hitchhiking on cargo from Asia (Moore, 2007).
This report uses the best information available at the time of writing and is not an official record of the project. Its purpose is to update partner agencies and concerned individuals about project progress. Questions regarding information in the report can be addressed by calling the project command post at 832-0585. Mahalo.
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