#biocontrol

How did parasitic wasps save native Wiliwili trees in Hawai’i from edge of extinction?

“Wiliwili is a keystone species in our dry forests, and nearly every part of this special tree is used by cultural practitioners. The impact of losing this species would have been profound.” — Chipper Wichman, President of the National Tropical Botanical Garden

State Will Use Moth in Battle Against Noxious Fireweed

The plant toxic to livestock has already spread across 850,000 acres of Maui and the Big Island.