The crews will be injecting about 800 trees with an insecticide, and those trees will serve as a barrier to protect the dense groves of palm trees in urban Honolulu.

Along with the Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules), they’re members of the subfamily of rhinoceros beetles. With their impressive horns, they’re coveted by bug lovers, especially in Japan.

CNMI Gov. Ralph Torres requested assistance from the Office of Insular Affairs, resulting in $181,048 in funding. "We've seen the damage that the (coconut rhinoceros beetle) and other invasive ...

Some local weavers said if the coconut rhino beetles continue their path of destruction, the art of weaving on Guam could disappear. Local weavers already are having a difficult time getting ...

Crews are injecting pesticides into about 800 palm trees across Kakaʻako and Ala Moana to fend off the invasive pests.

The coconut rhinoceros beetle — an invasive species that bores into and ultimately kills coconut trees — has started to invade bags of prepackaged gardening soil in Guam as well, according to ...

Crews are injecting pesticides into about 800 palm trees across Kakaʻako and Ala Moana to fend off the invasive pests.

Brown tree snakes, little fire ants, greater banded hornets and coconut rhinoceros beetles have caused ecological and economic damage on Guam. APHIS protects natural resources, as well as agriculture.

Long before plastic fishnets, electric rice cookers or designer hats found their way to Guam, islanders were using fish traps, rice pouches and hats made of coconut leaves in their everyday ...

This list of stories illustrates the spread of insects like northern giant hornets, the presence of pine sawflies on local trees, and outbreaks of the California fivespined ips beetle in places ...