Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 11:20 AM
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Pest management of invasive species on tropical ornamentals
Arnold H. Hara, arnold@hawaii.edu, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dept of Plant & Environ Prot Sci, 875 Komohana St, Hilo, HI and Kyle K. Onuma, kyle.k.onuma@hawaii.gov, Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Plant Pest Control Branch, 16 E.Lanikaula St, Hilo, HI.
This presentation will discuss pest management strategies for priority invasive species in production and landscape ornamentals in Hawaii, including the coqui frog, the papaya mealybug, the little fire ant, the nettle caterpillar and the erythrina gall wasp. Effective pest management strategies include use of reduced-risk insecticides, insect growth regulators and biological controls.
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