Ring Count
February 16, 2010
wiliwili tree ring count: Tree Diameter: 54cm ring count: 310 @ 14cm Advertisements
Tag: hawaii threatened tree
wiliwili tree pests life cycle
September 29, 2009
Common names: erythrina gall wasp, erythrina gall wasp (EGW) Taxonomic name: Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim Life Cycle Stages: Lifecycle stages Studies conducted by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) on Erythrina gall wasp (Quadrastichus erythrinae) indicate a life cycle (egg to adult) of about 20 days. A one-day old female wasp contains about 60 mature eggs … More wiliwili tree pests life cycle
another one gone
September 29, 2009
Pu’u WaaWaa’s dead Wiliwili tree that was alive less than a year ago.
wiliwili tree annual calendar
September 27, 2009
This calendar indicates the annual growing cycle of Wiliwili trees on the Big Island, Hawai’i. There are exceptions with trees who may maintain their leaves a great deal longer then the others in the same area. Some will flowered and seeds while others do not. Seeds will either drop to the ground or remain in … More wiliwili tree annual calendar
kamuela wiliwili trees and kawaihae bypass road
September 26, 2009
It appears that the proposed Kawaihae Road Bypass will miss the remaining Wiliwili trees that are in Department of Land and Natural Resources in Kamuela. I am not certain whether there are more trees west toward the coast and Kawaihae that may be threatened by construction of this new bypass. Further survey of existing trees … More kamuela wiliwili trees and kawaihae bypass road
wiliwili allies, Pteromalidae wasps
May 15, 2009
On our recent survey on April 11th, we discovered that some seeds were filled with tiny bugs whom appeared dead when the seeds were cut open. These were actually cocoons of Pteromalidae wasp, as identified by Ross Hill contributor to http://www.bugguide.net, a parasitic wasp that preys on the larvae of Bruchid beetles that infect the … More wiliwili allies, Pteromalidae wasps
