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Wasp could counter threat to wiliwili trees
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WAILUKU ยป State agricultural researchers say they've found an insect that can help to control the gall wasp that has been eating native wiliwili trees.
State plant pest control official Ken Teramoto said another wasp has been discovered that preys on the gall wasp.
The gall wasp, known by scientists as Quadrastichus erythrinae and discovered in Honolulu in 2005, burrows into the leaves and shoots of the wiliwili tree to create galls or tumors.
Efforts to control it through chemicals and trimming have been unsuccessful, and the gall wasp has spread to the other major…
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