Hawaiian Insects

The main "mulch pile" where coconut rhinoceros beetles were found breeding, Mamala Bay golf course, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The name is a bit misleading, as the accumulated compost is about 200 yards long and up to 4 feet deep on the right side of the picture, where the ground slopes down to a stream - quite a lot of material. There are also some smaller piles scattered around the golf course, mainly of grass clippings.

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Friday 24 January 2014

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Sunday 24 January 2016

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coconut rhinoceros beetle, Coleoptera, Hawaiian alien arthropods, Hickam AFB, Oahu, Oryctes, Oryctes rhinoceros, Pearl Harbor, Scarabaeidae

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