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Recent Posts:

• Community Reports Essential as Little Fire Ant Detections Increase on Maui
• Kia‘i Moku: Ramie Moth Still Threatens Native Plants, But Natural Predators Offer Hope
• Field Crew
• Ki’ai Moku: ‘Ōhi’a Seeds from Resilient Trees May Hold the Key to Stopping Rapid ‘Ōhi’a Death
• Jake Kane Receives the 2024 Mālama i ka ‘Āina Award
• Coqui Update: December 2024
• Coqui Staffing Update: October 2024
• MISC Coqui Catching and Spraying Tips
• Trace-forward reveals little fire ants in Kīpahulu. Public encouraged to report stinging ants
• The plant with a spiky ball with orange flowers? That’s lion’s ear. What it is and how you can control it.
• From the ancient Kumulipo to a 1930s British ecologist to today, all agree that relationships in nature matter. What’s our role?
• For healthy reefs and productive watersheds, resource managers are turning to AI
• Kōkua for Coconuts: Community Workshop for Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Detection
• When does a species become invasive? A 1920’s scientist showed us, partly by accident
• What’s keeping invasive species out of Hawaiʻi? Inspections, programs and plans and finally, you
• Coconut palms are woven into the culture of the islands; a beetle threatens that connection
• MISC is Hiring Field Crew
• Detection of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle on Maui Highlights Importance of Community Involvement in Pest Prevention
• Nominations for 20th Annual Mālama i ka ‘Āina Award due 9/15/2023
• Protecting ‘Ōhi‘a: Fencing for the Trees
• MISC is Hiring!
• Is ant-watching really a thing?
• Kevin Gavagan Receives 2022 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award
• Duane Sparkman Receives 2021 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award
• The race to protect Hawaii’s native forest birds from extinction
• Prevention Is Key For Maui To Stay Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Free
• Invasive species can cause native ecosystems to go up in smoke
• The Sweet History of ʻUala: A Staple Food to Give Thanks For
• Citizen Science Can Help Stop the Ant
• New training helps nurseries be on the lookout for invasive species
• The Hawaiian Crow May Soon Soar on Maui
• New rabbit disease discovered on Maui
• Recruiting for MISC Manager
• New invasive little fire ant population discovered in Haʻikū
• Maui Invasive Species Committee Hosts Teacher Development Workshop Over Fall Break
• Click Here To Register For the PBS Virtual Screening And Panel!
• Dracula ants re-emerge on Maui
• Habits Are Key To Preventing the Spread of Rat Lungworm
• Plant Native, Cultivate A Connection
• Gardening This Spring? Plant Pono
• Avocado Pest Now Widespread on Maui- But There is Hope
• MISC Hosts Hōʻike o Haleakalā Curriculum Teacher Workshop Over Spring Break
• Need a New Year’s resolution?Here’s twelve ways to protect Maui from invasive species all year long
• A Hawaiʻi Christmas Story
• Press Release- New Pest Alert: Highly invasive red-vented bulbul spotted on Maui
• Gobble Gobble! Maui’s Wild Turkeys
• Duane Sparkman Receives 2021 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award
• Not All Fire Ants Are The Same
• Press Release: Nominations Now Accepted to Honor Invasive Species Prevention Efforts Within Maui County
• Be like Bob: The Importance of Reporting Something Out of Place
• Keep an eye out for invasive parakeet
• Press Release: New Invasive Species Alert: Rose-ringed Parakeets Found on Maui
• Coffee Leaf Rust Never Sleeps
• The Case of the Stinging Hitchhiker
• Press Release: New invasive little fire ant population discovered in Huelo
• Protecting Māmaki From Invasive Species
• Celebrating Native Hawaiian Plant Month
• 643PEST simplifies reporting invasive species throughout Hawai’i
• Evolutionary oddities: giant flightless ducks roamed Maui, grazing like buffalo and spreading seeds
• Earthworms: an invasive species underfoot in Hawai’i
• Two-lined spittlebug: A threat to Hawaiʻi’s ranches, watersheds
• Don’t Let Hawaii Get Skunked: Preventing A Smelly Invader
• Protect Hawai’i’s reefs by keeping boats clean
• Backyard efforts help protect Hawai’i
• Safe biological controls rely on specialized species
• Stopping both global pandemics and biological invasions requires flattening curves.
• Native plant firebreaks may be a tool to control wildfires
• Rats triggered changes in the environment of Hawai’i prior to humans settlement
• Quantifying miconia’s impacts; big leaves mean big water drops and high levels of erosion
• Citizen scientists and concerned community find ants new to Hawaiʻi
• Research informs the efforts to stop Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD)
• Outreach and Education Update: October – December 2020
• Early Detection Crew Update: October – December 2020
• Molokai/Maui Invasive Species Committee Update: October – December 2020
• Hāna Plant Crew Update: October – December 2020
• Pāʻia Plant Crew Update: October – December 2020
• Little Fire Ant Crew Update: October – December 2020
• Community Coqui Control Program Update: October – December 2020
• Coqui Crew Update: October – December 2020
• Turn Off Lights at Night to Help Protect Seabirds From Invasive Predators
• Haʻikū Residents bring back quiet nights through MISC Community Coqui Control Program
• Mark Blietz Receives 2020 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award
• Community urged to help protect yellow-faced bees
• Invasive jellyfish removed from Kaunakakai harbor
• ʻŌhiʻa’s genetic diversity may contribute to disease resistance
• Press Release: Haʻikū residents report stinging ants, uncovering a small population of invasive little fire ants
• Plant Crew – September 2020
• Molokai/Maui Invasive Species Committee -September 2020
• Coqui Crew – September 2020
• Community Coqui Control Progam – September 2020
• Early Detection, Outreach, and Education – September 2020
• Little Fire Ant Crew – September 2020
• Māmalu Poepoe Project traps and monitors invasive pests
• Yellow-faced bees defenseless and vulnerable to predatory ants
• Hiring for Public Relations Specialist — Apply by 8/12
• Removing invaders can help decrease damage from hurricanes
• Coqui frogs negatively affect the environment in more ways than one
• Hiring full-time field crew positions protecting Maui’s quiet nights and the environment from invasive coqui frogs
• Measuring the impacts of invasive plants in Hawai’i’s watersheds
• Plant Crew – April/May 2020
• MoMISC – April/May 2020
• Little Fire Ants – April/May 2020
• Coqui – April/May 2020
• Outreach – April/May 2020
• Coqui Community Engagement Questionnaire Results
• Social media posts help MISC catch coqui frogs
• The little fire ant (LFA) has been detected on the campus of Lahainaluna High School
• Tiny golden butterfly could help halt miconia invasion
• Why can’t you keep rabbits on the ground? “Rabbit fever” affects people
• Just the act of observing can help us and our island home
• Fountain grass threatens dryland ecosystems
• COVID-19 and MISC
• Hiring five field crew and a crew leader to join our coqui program.
• Help protect the fragile and amazing anchialine pools of Hawaii
• The efforts to keep pests out of your Christmas tree
• Hiring – Community Engagement Coordinator for Coqui Removal – Apply by 12/18/19
• The little fire ant (LFA) has been detected in the Twin Falls area, Huelo, Maui.
• Perils of pampas on West Maui Mountains
• Finding pests early helps to protect unique places like Lānaʻi
• Know a landscaper helping prevent the spread of invasive species? Nominate him/her for the 2019 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award
• Hotels and resorts partner in effort to eradicate LFA
• Plan exists to enhance biosecurity among Hawaiian Islands
• Damage to māmaki plant by moth highlights need for biosecurity
• Sap-sucking insect threatens native naio trees
• Press release 9/23/19: New infestation of little fire ants found in Waihee Valley
• Invasive longhorned beetle bores into fruit trees, threatening crops
• Illegal dumping risks spreading invasive species
• Introduced songbirds can be invasive in Hawai’i
• Natural enemies could tame invasive Himalayan ginger
• Native species recovering at Mokio Preserve on Moloka’i
• The native dragonflies and damselflies of Hawaiʻi
• Celebrate invasive species prevention: nominate a Maui County landscaper for the Malama i ka Aina award
• Natural enemies could tame invasive Himalayan ginger
• A possible solution for the weedy tibouchina
• African Tulip Tree
• Africanized honey bees could threaten Hawaiian honeybee populations
• Drones help field crews find invasive species
• Parasite spread by cats threatens rare native animals
• Why All the Talk About Eradication?
• Plant a Wish founders receive 2017 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award
• Honor an invasive species savvy landscaper
• A little love for all the non-invasive species in Hawaiʻi
• Spiders in Hawaii, native and introduced
• Sunscreen, coral reef bleaching, and invasive algae
• Pines threaten Haleakalā
• Leafless on Maui: eucalyptus branches bare thanks to insect pests
• Koloa – the Hawaiian Duck
• Adam Radford Named New Manager of MISC
• Uggh, slugs! Protect your garden and your health in light of rat lungworm disease
• Gold dust day geckos are only the latest moʻo to make Maui home