Posted on 7:16 pm, Thursday, March 13, 2014. Tags: fireweed, malama maunakea, office of mauna kea management, stephanie nagata
MEDIA RELEASE The Office of Mauna Kea Management (OMKM) is seeking community volunteers to participate in its monthly Malama Maunakea campaign to protect the mountain’s fragile resources. Community members are encouraged to sign up for open volunteer days – Saturday, April 19; Saturday, June 7 or Saturday, July 26. “Our overarching goal at the Office […]
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Posted on 1:53 am, Monday, December 31, 2012. Tags: department of agriculture, fireweed, madagascan fireweed moth, russell kokubun
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii ranchers are hopeful that a small beige-colored moth will be able to control the fireweed, an invasive plant that is toxic to livestock and has caused havoc on the state’s prime pasturelands. For more than 13 years, entomologists and researchers at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) have literally searched the world […]
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Posted in Environment
Posted on 10:54 am, Thursday, December 13, 2012. Tags: animal and plant heath inspection service, arctiidae moth, daniel akaka, department of agriculture, fireweed
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has obtained approval from the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) to release the Arctiidae moth to combat the spread of Fireweed, an invasive pest that is toxic to livestock, Sen. Daniel K. Inouye has announced. Fireweed is an invasive weed from […]
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