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Open House 31 January 2024

Open House

PEPS’ Insect Museum celebrates Darwin’s 215th birthday

See! Crazy carnivorous plants, courtesy of the Lyon Arboretum/UH Botany.

See! Dizzying diversity of native Hawaiian flies, courtesy of the UH Center for Conservation Research & Training.

See! Bewildering mantis shrimps, courtesy of the Porter Vison Lab.

That Ain’t No Ornament 13 December 2023

That Ain’t No Ornament

PEPS prof tells KHON2 audience to watch for invasive species in their Christmas tree

“Christmas trees are actually natural habitats for lots of creatures, especially during the Fall months. That dense foliage is perfect for sleeping through the winter. So a lot of insects, slugs, snails, salamandars, even snakes, snuggle up into these trees. And when the trees are cut, wrapped, and sent here to Hawaiʻi, with AC to keep them comfortable, those pests arrive in pretty good condition.”

The Pumpkin Queen 8 November 2023

The Pumpkin Queen

PEPS students up their game for jack ʻo lantern contest

The entries for the 2023 PEPS Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest get better every year – and the two-point difference between 1st and 2nd place, and 1-5 point differences between 3rd through 6th places – speak volumes! Thank you to all those who took time out of your busy schedules to submit these creative masterpieces, and to those who came to enjoy their efforts and vote!

Feral Goats and Wildfires 8 November 2023

Feral Goats and Wildfires

PEPS prof pens an opinion piece for Science

Removing invasive plants and restoring native ones is key to lowering the risk of wildfire in Hawaii, but what might get left out of the conversation is the role of feral goats. Left to their own devices, these voracious animals eat native plants and strip bark from native trees, leave “large swaths of land open for the spread of invasive fire-adapted species, creating a cycle of ever-increasing fires and opportunities for invasive species.”

Tamashiro’s Termites 8 November 2023

Tamashiro’s Termites

Late PEPS prof is inspiration for int’l conference

If you’ve ever wondered why some buildings in Hawaiʻi are eaten alive by termites, while others seem to stand the test of time just fine, it might be due to whether the foundation is wrapped in a Basaltic Termite Barrier. The patented, non-chemical, subterranean, stainless-steel screen that is still in use today was invented by CTAHR entomologist Minoru Tamashiro. 

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