Risk and pathway assessment for the introduction of exotic insects and pathogens that could affect Hawai'i's native forests

Alien insect dispersal mediated by the global movement of commodities

“…Haack, 2006;Messiner et al, 2008;Roques, 2010;Liebhold et al, 2012;Lawson et al, 2018;Meurisse et al, 2019;Krishnankutty et al, 2020), agricultural pests (e.g. Caton et al, 2006;McCullough et al, 2006;Kenis et al, 2007;Smith et al, 2007;Areal et al, 2008;DeNitto et al, 2015) and ants (e.g. Suarez et al, 2001;Ward et al, 2006;Suhr et al, 2019;Yang et al, 2019;Lee et al, 2020) have been targeted in particular, likely due to the damage to forestry, agriculture and infrastructure that these taxa can cause (e.g.…”

A support vector machine approach to identification of proteins relevant to learning in a mouse model of Down Syndrome

“…Oryctes rhinoceros was first recorded in Guam in 2007 in the Tumon Bay area and has spread to the remainder of the island since that time (Moore, 2007). It has been suggested that the current infestation originated from the Phillipines (DeNitto et al, 2015).…”

Commodity risk assessment of Ligustrum delavayanum topiary plants grafted on Ligustrum japonicum from the UK

“…Live plants with soil are pathways for all life stages of D. abbreviatus; cut branches or flowers can only carry eggs or adults. The pest has a broad host range and may be easily transported with plants; the frequent overlapping of life stages enhances the likelihood of introduction (DeNitto et al, 2015). Diaprepes abbreviatus is frequently intercepted in the USA on both live plants and nursery containers, where adults may be also found as hitchhikers (Grafton-Cardwell, 2004;Jetter and Godfrey, 2009).…”