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

Along with the Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules), they’re members of the subfamily of rhinoceros beetles ... animals and plants on ecosystems, human security, agriculture, forestry, and ...

Often, insects are easily concealed. For example, 37 rhino beetles were discovered at Los Angeles International airport hidden within sweet and crisp packets. Even once insects are seized ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle is making its way to town ... the University of Hawaii’s Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. “We were hoping it was going to be ...

The Hercules beetle belongs to the rhinoceros beetle family (Dynastinae), a subfamily ... s ability to lift 850 times its own body weight is difficult to comprehend in human terms. Consider that an ...

Coconut rhinoceros beetles, one of the top invasive species threats in Hawaiʻi ... effort with dogs because they are able to find targets that are not visible to the human eye,” said Kyoko Johnson, ...

Rhinoceros beetles feature elaborate horns on their heads or thoraxes ... Additionally, as habitats become fragmented due to human activity, local beetle populations may experience altered selection ...

Coconut rhinoceros beetles found in April at the Waikōloa ... the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources; and the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture ...