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HAWAII INSECT REPORT 



New State Record - Three adults of a MEMBRACID ( Antianthe expansa (Germar) ) 

 caught floating alive in swimming pool at Salt Lake, Oahu, one each June 14, 18, 

 and 22, 1971, by George Komatsu. Two more subsequently caught in light trap at 

 Honolulu International Airport. Determined by R.C. Froeschner. This membracid is 

 common in Mexico and Central America. In Costa Rica, it is reported to be a pest 

 of sweet peppers; wild food hosts include plants in the genera Cestrum , Solanum , 

 and Acnistus . (Funasaki) . Also reported from Arizona, California, Florida, 

 Illinois, and Texas. (PPD) . 



General Vegetables - TARO LEAFHOPPER ( Tarophagus proserpina ) light in one acre of 

 taro at Waihee, Maui; nymphs 3-5 per leaf sheath, but only 10 percent of leaves 

 infested. (Miyahira) , 



Fruits and Nuts - Larvae and adults of PALM MEALYBUG ( Palmicultor palmarum ) 

 moderate on 16 coconut trees at Lahaina and Kihei, Maui. Larvae of Cryptolaemus 

 montrouzieri (a lady beetle) moderate amid infestation. (Ah Sam, Miyahira) . 

 Larvae of a NOCTUID MOTH ( Phlegetonia delatrix ) moderate on young foliage of 

 Java plum (Eugenia cuminii" ) at Hana, Maui, and at Pukoo, Molokai. (Miyahira). 



Man and Animals - Trapped 861 VEXANS MOSQUITO ( Aedes vexans nocturnus) and 1,036 

 SOUTHERN HOUSE MOSQUITO ( Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus ) In 54 light traps during 

 May; during June, totals in 55 light traps were 291 and 750, respectively. 

 Averages per trap: A. vexans nocturnus - May 15.9, June 5.3; C. pipiens 

 quinquefasciatus - lilay 19.2, June 13.6. Aedes catches per trap ranged to highs 

 of 603 at Kahaluu in May and 110 at Kailua in June. Culex catches per trap ranged 

 to highs of 219 at Nanakuli in May and 39 at Kahuku in June. (Mosq. Cont. Br., 

 Dept . Health) . 



Beneficial Insects - All stages of a TINGID BUG ( Leptobyrsa decora ) heavy on 

 lantana at Pulehu, Maui. Foliage severely chlorotic due to intense feeding. All 

 stages light in Waihee, Maui. (Miyahira). Adults and larval mines of LANTANA 

 HISPID ( Uroplata girardi ) moderate on lantana foliage in Waihee, Maui. (Miyahira). 



Miscellaneous Pests - GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL ( Achatina fulica ) infestation heavy in 

 300-foot long rock hedgerow overgrown with wasteland brush on grounds of the 

 University of Hawaii, Oahu. Approximately 1,000 snails (2-3 inches long) can be 

 collected in area. (Olson). 



