糖心Vlog官方 Hilo Associate Professor Ryan Perroy won The ʻŌhiʻa Challenge and a $70,000 prize for his innovative use of drones and remote sensing devices to improve detection of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death.
The film took home three awards in the following categories: Director (program, non-live), Editor (program, no time limit) and Photographer (program).
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources researchers confirm link of ambrosia beetles to Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death.
While research has been done on the disease, the 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo study will be the first to examine how the loss of ʻō丑颈ʻ补 forests affect the many native species of Hawaiian birds.
The two versions of the Ceratocystis fungi believed to be the cause of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death have never been seen before outside Hawaiʻi.
Lyon Arboretum will expanding its capacity for collection and banking of ʻō丑颈ʻ补 seeds across all islands in response to the Rapid ??hi?a Death (ROD) crisis.
Researchers are using an unmanned aerial vehicle at one of the epicenters of the rapid ʻō丑颈ʻ补 death infection to monitor the damage.
Researchers developed a portable “lab-in-a-suitcase” for diagnostic field testing for the two species of fungal pathogens that infect ʻōhiʻa.
The summit provided situation reports on the disease and presented the recently completed strategic response plan.
Ambrosia beetles may play a role in spreading the fungal disease that has affected 50,000 acres of ʻōhiʻa forests.