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Crop Protection and Quarantine
(National Program 304) in HI
Tropical Pest Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Unit
- Advancing Molecular Pest Management, Diagnostics, and Eradication of Fruit Flies and Invasive Species
- Developing Phylogenomic-based Diagnostic Tools for Species Identification Across Diptera
- Develop Molecular Diagnostic Tools to Determine Strain and Mating Status of Fruit Fly Incursions
- Optimizing Bacterial Probiotic Establishment for Medfly Sterile Insect Technique
- Develop Molecular Diagnostic Tools to Determine Strain and Mating Status of Fruit Fly Incursions
- 3.0624.01 FY24 Developing molecular diagnostic tools to determine strain and mating status of fruit fly incursions year 3
- Developing Molecular Diagnostic Tools to Determine Strain and Mating Status of Fruit Fly Incursions Year 3
- Establishment of Microbial Probiotics in SIT-Reared Medfly
- Genomic analysis to enhance detection and eradication strategies of incursions of tephritid fruit flies in California
- Establishment of Microbial Probiotics in SIT-Reared Medfly
- 6.0199.01 FY25 Evaluation of Bacterial Inoculants in SIT-Reared Medfly
- Genomic Analysis to Enhance Detection and Eradication Strategies of Incursions of Tephritid Fruit Flies in California
- Applying Novel Genomic Methods for Quantifying Insecticide Resistance Year 1
- Evaluation of Bacterial Inoculants in SIT-Reared Medfly
- Applying Novel Genomic Methods for Quantifying Insecticide Resistance Year 1
Tropical Crop and Commodity Protection Research
- Development of New and Improved Surveillance, Detection, Control, and Management Technologies for Fruit Flies and Invasive Pests of Tropical and Subtropical Crops
- Postharvest Treatments and Functional Nutrients Studies of Hawaii Tropical Commodities
- Advanced Technologies for Tropical Invasive Pest Management in Hawaii
- Advancing Male Annihilation Technique for Invasive Cuelure-Responding Fruit Flies
- Sustainable and Profitable Production of Specialty Crops in a Changing Environment
- Improving Soil Fertility and Plant Health on Smallholder Coffee Farms in Central America and Hawaii
- Systems Approach for the Management of Coffee Berry Borer in Hawaii and Puerto Rico with Emphasis on Biological Control (Puerto Rico)
- Development of Host Fruit Odor Based Chemical Lure for Female Oriental Fruit Fly
- CoffeeMD: Using AI to Identify and Remediate Coffee Pests, Diseases, and Nutrient Deficiencies
- Development of Protein Food Odor Based Chemical Lure for Female Oriental Fruit Fly
- Development of User Friendly Ethylene Antagonists for Floricultural Crops
- Microbial Indicators of Soil Health and Plant Productivity for Hawaii Agroecosystems
- Development of Protein Food Odor-based Chemical Lure for Female Oriental Fruit Fly
- Development of Ethyl Formate and Irradiation Combination Treatment and its Application on Spotted Wing Drosophila and Mealybugs
- Capacity Building for Bioeconomy Technologies in Hawaii
- Mass Rearing of the Coffee Berry Borer and its Parasitoid Phymastichus coffea for Release as a Biological Control
- Identification of Oriental Fruit Fly Odors to Aid Detector Dog Training
- Development of Protein Food Odor Based Chemical Lure for Female Oriental Fruit Fly
- Improving the Sustainability of Avocado Lace Bug Management (Psuedocysta perceae) through Economic Threshold Analysis
- Establishment of an Entomopathogenic Endophyte in Macadamia for Managing the Invasive Macadamia Felted Coccid in Hawai'i
- Identification of Oriental Fruit Fly Odors to Aid Detector Dog Training
- Development of Protein Food Odor-based Chemical Lure for Female Oriental Fruit Fly
- Development of a Rapid Method to Discriminate Sterile Released Medfly from Wild Flies Without Dye Marking using Near-infrared Hyperspectral Imaging
- Mass Rearing of the Coffee Berry Borer and its Parasitoid Phymastichus Coffea for Release as a Biological Control
- Innovative Crop Protection and Postharvest Systems to Improve Market Access and Product Quality
- Development of a Rapid Method to Discriminate Sterile Released Medfly from Wild Flies Without Dye Marking using Near-infrared Hyperspectral Imaging
- Management of Coffee Berry Borer in Hawaii with Emphasis on Biological Control
- Management of Coffee Berry Borer in Hawaii with Emphasis on Biological Control
- Development of Protein Food Odor Based Chemical Lure for Female Oriental Fruit Fly
- Establishment of an Entomopathogenic Endophyte in Macadamia for Managing the Invasive Macadamia Felted Coccid in Hawai'i