Researchers at the UH are looking into a type of virus to control and eradicate the coconut rhinoceros beetle. CRB Action Kaua’i Coordinator Merlyn Ruddell speaks on KHON following the launch of www.crbaction.com as a community resource.

Check out upcoming relevant micro-grants for food security and local workshops covering netting, trapping, and more.

Check out the numbers and find out why it’s worth the effort to stop even one beetle at a time!

Feel overwhelmed? We know! Here’s where to start: manage your green waste. Read more about the first steps you can take to fend off CRB.

A few CRB Action Kaua’i Advisors met with Dr. Michael Melzer from CTAHR at UH Manoa to learn more about the important work Dr. Melzer and his team are doing around the Nudivirus, which has been found to be an effective biocontrol against CRB. It is actively being researched for deployment in Hawaii.

After months of meeting with scientists, farmers, nurseries, community leaders, experts, climbers, nonprofits and public agencies, it’s clear that there are a wide range of solutions and that new information continues to emerge.  The CRB Action Kaua’i website is packed with guidance and information from every corner as to how to meet those goals.