Across the Hawaiian Islands, the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle is threatening to make Hawaii’s palms disappear. Native ...

WAIMANALO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Some 3,000 traps have gone up around Oahu in an effort to track the spread of the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle, an insect capable of destroying thousands of coconut ...

At 2 1/2-inches long and sporting large horns on the front of its head, the coconut rhinoceros beetle is a remarkable-looking creature, but this lumbering giant of an insect is also a devastating pest ...

Two coconut rhinoceros beetles have been found on Kauai, the first such discovery of the invasive insect on a Neighbor Island, the state Department of Agriculture said Monday. A survey crew from the ...

Hawaiʻi Island was ground zero for invasive species like the little fire ant and coquí frog. Now, officials and community ...

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA @STARADVERTISER.COM City arborists Monday removed several infested coconut trees at 66-449 Haleiwa Road. 1 /6 CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA @STARADVERTISER.COM City arborists ...

State officials today confirmed that invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle grubs, or larvae, have been found in Waikoloa Village on Hawaii island. It is the first discovery of the beetle, a major threat ...

Scientists have created a flying robot inspired by how a rhinoceros beetle flaps its wings to take off. The concept is based on how some birds, bats, and other insects tuck their wings against their ...

In May 2008 the island of Guam became a living laboratory for scientists as they attached acoustic equipment to coconut trees in order to listen for rhinoceros beetles. A grant from USDA IPM allowed ...

A teeny robot designed to replicate the wing dynamics of rhinoceros beetles could be well-suited for search-and-rescue missions, as well as spying on real insects, according to researchers at ...

Arisa Barcimas, with the Rhinoceros Beetle Response Team, held up a CRB larva. Inside the chopped palms, many living, golf ball-size beetles were found, then killed on-site — including a few summarily ...