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MISC Coqui Crew’s Top 5 Coqui Catching Tips

Posted on June 23, 2015 by MISC

You can hear the coqui, but you can’t seem to find it? Have been out at night with your flashlight (maybe even in your pajamas) trying to catch that little guy so you can get a good night’s sleep?  Keep reading to find out how the professionals do it. Below, the MISC coqui crew offers their Top 5 tips to find out where that coqui is so you can hand-catch or spray it.

Please help us understand how coqui are moving on Maui – report frogs, even the ones you have caught/controlled yourself, to the MISC coqui crew: 573-6472, miscpr@hawaii.edu.

MISC Crew’s Top 5 Coqui Catching Tips

  1. Look in the right spot: coqui tend to hide in green waste and between the leaves of bromeliads, bananas, and ti leaves.
  2. Turn off house lights and flashlights, then listen and move closer.
  3. Stay quiet or try whistling softly to encourage frog to call back.
  4. Don’t turn on your flashlight until you have pinpointed the frog’s location, then spray where you hear the frog until it’s quiet.
  5. Wait a few minutes to see if frog continues to call. If you are trying to hand-capture a frog and miss, come back in 20 minutes; frogs typically return to the same spot.

Filed Under: Invasive Animals, Solutions Tagged With: homeowner coqui control, tips to catch a coqui

How to Mix Citric Acid for Coqui Control

Posted on June 23, 2015 by MISC

Follow all label directions. You can find a generic label for citric acid here: Citric Acid 25b label.

Making your own citric solution:

  • MISC recommends mixing citric at a 1 16% solution or 1.28lb of anhydrous citric acid per gallon of water. The best method is to mix the solution by weight it but if you mix by volume use approximately 2 1/2 cups per gallon.
  • Citric dissolves in solution, but it needs to be thoroughly mixed as a citric chunk will clog your sprayer.
  • We can supply you with citric or you can also purchase it on Amazon. Call coqui crew at 573-6472.

Storage:

  • Do not store citric solution as it will corrode plastic container. Spray out all mixed solution (you may be hitting nests) and rinse sprayer with water after use.
  • Unmixed citric should be kept dry and out of direct sun.

Common-sense caution:

  • Citric may burn some sensitive plants, particularly on new growth, ferns, or orchids. You can reduce damage by rinsing off spray 1 hour after application.
  • Personal Protective Equipment: Citric acid can irritate your skin. Wear shoes, long-sleeves, eye protection and ear protection if applicable (for when using gas-powered sprayers).

Follow all label directions. You can find a generic label for citric acid here: Citric Acid 25b label.  

Filed Under: Invasive Animals, Solutions Tagged With: Citric solution, homeowner coqui control

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Office: (808) 573-6472
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