Biocontrol Exploration

Current Projects

Exploration for native range and natural enemies of hala scale (Thysanococcus pandani) and lobate lac scale (Paratachardina pseudolobata)

Salpingogaster nigra (Diptera: Syrphidae) as a potential biocontrol agent of twolined spittlebug in Hawaiʻi

Development of captive rearing methods for Neoheterospilus coffeicola to allow for its consideration as a biocontrol agent for the coffee berry borer