Category Archives: Life on the Big Island

Soap-Oil Spray for Common Garden Pests of Hawaii

A simple soap-oil spray formula recommended by the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) is useful for controlling aphids, mealybugs, whiteflies, scale and citrus blackfly. Aphids Aphids are very small insects with soft bodies that live off the sap in plant leaves. They’re black, green, brown and pink or absentContinue reading “Soap-Oil Spray for Common Garden Pests of Hawaii”

Green Anoles of Hawaii

The Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) is a tree-dwelling species of lizard native to the southeastern United States that was introduced to islands in the Pacific and Caribbean. Other names for this attractive and interesting lizard include the Carolina anole, Carolina green anole, American anole, American green anole, North American green anole and red-throated anole. In the pet trade they are sometimes referred to as American chameleons due to their color-changing ability.[1] DoContinue reading “Green Anoles of Hawaii”