KANEOHE, Hawaii (KHON) — Since 2013, coconut rhinoceros beetles have been attacking palm trees in Hawaii. Residents took the fight against the invasive bugs into their own hands on Saturday. The ...

An adult invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle is all black and can grow up to 2-1/2 inches in length, with a horn. A coconut rhinoceros beetle adult, above, and larva. The larvae of the beetles like to ...

WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii-- On a recent day of monitoring, Stephanie Joe, invertebrate and forest pest invasive species biologist with U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii's Army Natural Resources Program, ...