Blogs
PDN Newspaper Article: "UPDATE: Guam gets USDA funds to fight coconut rhinoceros beetle, biosecurity initiative"
4 June, 2012 - 07:48 — aubreymooreClick here to read article.
PDN Newspaper Article: "Check your compost for rhino beetles -- you may be shocked" by Helen Middlebrook
4 June, 2012 - 07:45 — aubreymooreClick here to read the article.
PDN Newspaper Article: Rhino Beetle Needs to Be Stopped by Frank Ishizaki
4 June, 2012 - 07:34 — aubreymooreClick here to read an article written by Frank Ishizaki based on info provided in a June 1 presentation for the 10th Annual Workshop on Plant Protection and Quarantine. The workshop was sponsored by USDA-APHIS and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. It was attended by quarantine officers throughout Micronesia, except for Guam.
Updated Environmental Assessment for the Guam Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Eradication Project
16 April, 2012 - 08:18 — aubreymoore
An updated Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared to evaluate impacts of changes to pest control options for Guam's coconut rhinoceros beetle infestation.
The EA analyzed the impacts of adding cypermethrin, pyriproxyfen, and the entomopathogen Metarhizium majus to the CRB eradication program in Guam. Treatments would occur to tree crowns, stumps and larval breeding sites. Cypermethrin treatments could occur to tree crowns, stumps or larval breeding sites while pyriproxyfen would be used as a treatment for tree stumps and larval breeding sites. The entomopathogen, Metarhizium majus, would be used in treating larval breeding sites where cypermethrin and pyriproxyfen are not used.
The evaluation resulted in a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).
MV Article: World's 32 Most Invasive Species are Found on Guam
12 April, 2012 - 10:51 — aubreymoorePlease open the attachment below to read the article.
For background info, please read my blog post entitled "Guam has 32 of the World's Worst Invasive Species".
PDN Article: Officials Call for Christmas Tree Fumigation
12 April, 2012 - 10:28 — aubreymoorePlease open the attachement below to read the article.
To be more precise, the Guam Department of Agriculture requires Christmas trees imported to Guam to be sprayed with a pyrethroid insecticide 3 to 6 weeks before harvest. For background info, see:
http://guaminsects.net/anr/content/christmas-trees-potential-pathway-invasive-species-entering-guam
Guam Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Eradication Project; Semiannual Report; July to December, 2011
Please see the attached PDF.
Technical Note: Using QGIS to Detect Georeferencing Errors in an Online MySQL Database
ABSTRACT The Guam Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Eradication Project uses an online MySQL database to keep track of trapping data and observations. Point locations for traps and observations are stored as decimal degrees in fields for latitude and longitude. This note describes use of QGIS, an open source geographical information system, to find points which do not lie within Guam's shoreline. A QGIS plugin named eVis is used to connect to the online MySQL database to download and visualize georef-rerenced trap and observation data. A QGIS project and associated data which demonstrate the methods can be downloaded from http://guaminsects.net/anr/content/technical-note-using-qgis-detect-georeferencing-errors-online-mysql-database.
To read more, see the attached PDF.
Pacific News Center Video: New Non-native Snake Caught at Tiyan Softball Field
23 March, 2012 - 02:31 — aubreymooreBrent Tibbetts is interviewed by Clint Ridgell.
