Description: Aloha Welcome to the homepage for biocontrol in Hawaiʻi, hosted by the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council. No idea what biocontrol is? Scroll down to learn more and how it works in Hawaii, or check out the history of biocontrol in Hawaiʻi or FAQ pages for more information. Already a biocontrol expert and want to know […]
Welcome to the homepage for biocontrol in Hawaiʻi, hosted by the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council. No idea what biocontrol is? Scroll down to learn more and how it works in Hawaii, or check out the history of biocontrol in Hawaiʻi or FAQ pages for more information. Already a biocontrol expert and want to know the latest? Use the buttons above to learn about new and upcoming biocontrol projects (such as potential projects to control miconia , albizia , himalayan ginger , and more!) or submit comments and qu
Check out this new video above, produced by the Coordinated Group and Alien Pest Species and the Department of Land and Natural Resources, that tells the story of how a biocontrol wasp helped save the native Hawaiian wiliwili tree from extinction. Support for this video was provided by a grant to CGAPS from the Hawai’i Resilience Fund and the Robert Emens Black Fund at the Hawai’i Community Foundation.
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 biocontrol, including augmentative and conservation biocontrol (learn more on those here ), but this site does not focus on those types.