WHAT IS BIOCONTROL? Classical biological control (biocontrol) is the selection and introduction of a natural enemy of an invasive plant or insect pest which suppresses that pest in its home range, and the “reuniting” of this natural enemy with the invasive pest to provide long-term, cost-effective, and sustainable pest management. There are other forms of ...
Read More How Biocontrol Helps Hawaiʻi ~ New Video!
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After approximately a year of stakeholder engagement and collaborative priority setting, the Hawai‘i Invasive Species Council (HISC) and the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS) are pleased to announce the release of a final HISC & CGAPS Joint 2025 Strategy. This document replaces both the 2015-2020 HISC Strategic Plan and the 2015-2020 CGAPS Strategic ...
Read More Joint 2025 Strategy for HISC & CGAPS Finalized and Released
A new web map shows which invasive species are targets for detection or control using HISC funds in FY19. The map displays House districts in Hawaii and for each district provides a list of species for which funding was provided. Please note that the listing of a species does not necessarily mean that it has ...
Read More Web map shows priority invasive species targets statewide
The scope of the Hawai‘i Interagency Biosecurity Plan addresses three biosecurity areas including pre-border (for example, agreements on handling and treatment of products before they enter the state), border (for example, inspection authorities and technologies), and post-border (for example, tools and capacity for response after invasive species have become established). The benefit of a comprehensive ...
Read More January 2020 Progress Report Released for Interagency Biosecurity Plan
Join us for one of the many opportunities below to learn more about what is being done to respond to invasive species, and how you can help. WEEK 1: FEATURING TALKS FROM HAWAIʻI ISLAND Monday, February 1 12:00 pm HISAM opening ceremony with Hālau ʻŌhiʻa. Join the Facebook live event: https://www.facebook.com/halauohia/live Tuesday, February 2 6:00 pm – ...
Read More HISAM February 2021
John-Carl Watson, manager of the Koolau Mountains Watershed Partnership, shares KMWP’s work to remove albizia from the mauka areas of an important watershed on Oahu. It took albizia 100 years to reach the upper part of this watershed, and is scheduled to take 4 years for KMWP to remove it. As John-Carl puts it, that ...
Read More Brown Bag #29: Regional Albizia Eradication in Upper Waiawa (John Carl Watson, KMWP)
Sponges play an important role in our marine ecosystems, but no one knows how many invasive sponges are in Hawaii’s waters. Nor do we know how many native species there are. Jan Vicente, a post-doctoral researcher at the Hawaii Institute for Marine Biology, shares his work on demystifying Hawaii’s sponge communities in his brown bag ...
Read More Brown Bag 28: Invasive Sponges in Hawaii, Jan Vicente, HIMB
Information about invasive plants in Hawaii is spread across multiple databases and isn’t available in a format that allows resource managers to make decisions easily. Enter the HAPI project: UH graduate student Kelsey Brock is building a Hawaii Alien Plant Informatics system to connect various data about invasive plants and present it in an easy-to-use ...
Read More Brown Bag #27: the Hawaii Alien Plant Informatics (HAPI) Project
HISC Brown Bag Series #26 Title: Development of Mongoose Control Tools Presenter: Dr. Shane Siers, USDA, National Wildlife Research Center, Hawaii Field Station Date: September 9, 2019 Summary: Learn about the latest advancements in the development of Mongoose Bait Toxicants. Abstract: Small Indian mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus), originally introduced to Hawaii for rat control in sugarcane ...
Read More Brown Bag #26 – Development of Mongoose Control Tools
HISC Brown Bag Series #25 Title: Ballast Water & Hull Biofouling Update Presenter: Jules Kuo, BWHF Coordinator, Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) Date: August 27, 2019 Summary: Learn about the importance of Ballast Water & Hull Biofouling. Abstract: Continued financial support from HISC is needed to fund two full-time positions in 2018. Where appropriate, HIBP ‘implementation ...
Read More Brown Bag #25 – Ballast Water & Hull Biofouling