PROJECTS

MELON FLY (Bactrocera Cucurbitae)

What and Why: The melon fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) is a fruit fly that is a major agricultural pest in Hawai‘i ...
Read More

DEVIL WEED (Chromolaena odorata)

What and Why: Devil weed is considered one of the world’s worst 100 invasive species according to Oahu Invasive Species ...
Read More

AVIAN BOTULISM

What: From 2020-2021 we were hired by US Fish & Wildlife Service to assist Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge on Kaua‘i ...
Read More

ROSY WOLFSNAIL (Past Project)

This volunteer pilot project was unfortunately cancelled due to our determination that dogs are not effective tools in detecting these ...
Read More

BIO-SECURITY – REMOTE ISLANDS

Photos above from Shutterstock What and Why: To find out more about the negative impacts of rodents (and mongooses) on ...
Read More

DETECTION RATS

What: We are working on a proof-of-concept project that will utilize trained scent detection rats on miniature remote-controlled boats to ...
Read More

SEABIRDS

Photos above from Shutterstock What and Why: The Hawaiian islands provide habitat and nesting grounds to a variety of seabird species ...
Read More

INVASIVE INVERTEBRATES

CRB image by Kyle Ryan; Coqui image from Shutterstock; LFA image by Ricardo Solar (view license) What and Why: Eradication of ...
Read More

SEA TURTLE NESTS

Photo by Tor Johnson What and Why: The Hawaiian green sea turtle is a beloved and threatened species native to Hawai‘i ...
Read More

PAST PROJECTS

Please select a sub-menu item under PAST PROJECTS to read more about our past projects ...
Read More