The beetle, first detected on Kauaʻi in 2023, can cause serious damage to palm trees. Adult beetles bore into the crowns of ...

Visitors flock to the Hawaiian Islands for sun-soaked holidays filled with silky beaches, turquoise water, lush green hillsides — and naked palm trees missing their leafy crowns? That possibility has ...

State officials are on high alert after an arborist found 17 live coconut rhinoceros beetle larvae Tuesday morning while cutting down coconut palms in Kihei. The arborist — who was hired to remove 12 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A non-profit is trying to prevent a rapidly spreading tree killing pest from eradicating Hawaii’s coconut tree population. Hawaii coconut trees are being killed by the ...

Nearly 100 acres of coconut plantation areas in the Puttlam District is under threat due to the spread of the coconut caterpillar, a pest that can cause severe damage to plants. The coconut ...

State officials have found a large, dead insect suspected to be an invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle near Kaunakakai Harbor. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity said based on photos, is is ...

The coconut mite (Aceria guerreronis) represents a formidable challenge to coconut production worldwide. This minute pest exploits the microhabitats afforded by coconut bracts, rendering conventional ...

Members of Tamil Nadu Coconut Farmers Association staged a demonstration demanding an integrated pest management system to eradicate Whitefly pest attack in coconut trees. The association State ...

Old-school taxonomy has solved a case of mistaken identity involving an insect pest threatening the coconut industry in the Philippines, the world’s No. 2 producer, scientists report July 23 in ...