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Collaborations

The Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

Current collaborators and projects:

ANIMAL AND PLANT QUARANTINE AGENCY (APQA)
  • Development of Ethyl Formate and Irradiation Combination Treatment and its Application on Spotted Wing Drosophila and Mealybugs
    • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAWAII, HONOLULU, HI
  • Drone Technology as a Tool for Enhancing Pasture Resilience to the Twolined Spittlebug (TLSB) and Improving Integrated Pest Management Practices
    • FEDERACION NACIONAL DE CAFETEROS DE COLOMBIA
  • Management of Coffee Berry Borer in Hawaii with Emphasis on Biological Control
    • FUNDACAO ARTHUR BERNARDES
  • Developing Biologically-based Approaches for Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) Management
    • HAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER, WAIPAHU, HI
  • Developing an Efficient Breeding Pipeline for Producing CLR-resistant Coffee Cultivars and Maintain Unique Quality
  • Advancing Genetic Improvement of High-Value Tropical Crops in Hawaii
  • Genetic Improvement and Evaluation of Coffee and Cacao in Hawaii
  • Transfer and Evaluation of Coffee Germplasm for the United States
    • MARS,INC., CHICAGO, IL
  • Innovative Approaches to Cacao Health and Yield: Addressing Crop Compatibility, Rootstock, Abiotic Stress Diseases and Insect Pest Challenges
    • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BOZEMAN
  • Improving the Sustainability of Avocado Lace Bug Management (Psuedocysta perceae) through Economic Threshold Analysis
    • STATE OF HAWAII, DEPT OF LAND AND NATURAL RES, Honolulu, HI
  • Rapid Ohia Death- Testing and Research Support
    • SYNERGISTIC HAWAII AGRICULTURE COUNCIL, HILO
  • Coordinated Approach to Coffee Leaf Rust
    • THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD
  • Assessing the Risk of Rapid Ohia Death to New Zealand and the South Pacific
    • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, HONOLULU, HI
  • Establishment of an Entomopathogenic Endophyte in Macadamia for Managing the Invasive Macadamia Felted Coccid in Hawai'i
  • Establishment of Microbial Probiotics in SIT-Reared Medfly
  • Advanced Technologies for Tropical Invasive Pest Management in Hawaii
  • Development of a Rapid Method to Discriminate Sterile Released Medfly from Wild Flies Without Dye Marking using Near-infrared Hyperspectral Imaging
  • Applying Novel Genomic Methods for Quantifying Insecticide Resistance Year 1
  • Capacity Building for Bioeconomy Technologies in Hawaii
  • Development of Protein Food Odor Based Chemical Lure for Female Oriental Fruit Fly
  • Evaluation of Bacterial Inoculants in SIT-Reared Medfly
  • Sustainable and Profitable Production of Specialty Crops in a Changing Environment
  • Microbial Indicators of Soil Health and Plant Productivity for Hawaii Agroecosystems
  • Genomic Analysis to Enhance Detection and Eradication Strategies of Incursions of Tephritid Fruit Flies in California
  • Postharvest Treatments and Functional Nutrients Studies of Hawaii Tropical Commodities
  • Management of Coffee Berry Borer in Hawaii with Emphasis on Biological Control
  • Identification of Oriental Fruit Fly Odors to Aid Detector Dog Training
    • UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON, ARLINGTON
  • Development of User Friendly Ethylene Antagonists for Floricultural Crops
    • USDA, APHIS, PPQ, ER, RALEIGH, NC
  • Advancing Male Annihilation Technique for Invasive Cuelure-Responding Fruit Flies
  • Management of Coffee Berry Borer in Hawaii with Emphasis on Biological Control
  • Genomic analysis to enhance detection and eradication strategies of incursions of tephritid fruit flies in California
    • USDA, APHIS, PPQ, S&T, RALEIGH, NC
  • Establishment of an Entomopathogenic Endophyte in Macadamia for Managing the Invasive Macadamia Felted Coccid in Hawai'i
  • 3-2026-0711 A Reverse Genetics Approach to Characterizing Novel Female Attractants in Important Tephritid Pests
  • Development of a Rapid Method to Discriminate Sterile Released Medfly from Wild Flies Without Dye Marking using Near-infrared Hyperspectral Imaging
  • Developing Embryo Cryopreservation of Tephritid Fruit Flies to Support Strain Development and Preservation in the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT).
  • Mass Rearing of the Coffee Berry Borer and its Parasitoid Phymastichus Coffea for Release as a Biological Control
  • Development of Protein Food Odor-based Chemical Lure for Female Oriental Fruit Fly
  • 6.0199.01 FY25 Evaluation of Bacterial Inoculants in SIT-Reared Medfly
  • Applying Genetic Screening to IPM Practices for Insecticide Resistance Year 2
  • Identification of Oriental Fruit Fly Odors to Aid Detector Dog Training
  • Establishment of Microbial Probiotics in SIT-Reared Medfly
  • Applying Novel Genomic Methods for Quantifying Insecticide Resistance Year 1
  • Methyl Bromide Alternatives for Snails on Non-Food/Non-Feed Commodities
  • Development of Host Fruit Odor Based Chemical Lure for Female Oriental Fruit Fly