08-02-2014, 03:37 AM
Good Lord.
No offense, but after the coqi frogs, little fire ants, coffee beetles, etc. etc. you'd think people would not even consider importing plants from off-island. You can be sure that those pests came in on shipments with 'assurances' they were pest free. Maybe even cute 'pest free' stickers on them. Sure.
Hawaii has a robust and diverse local tropical plant marketplace. Farmer's markets are especially good places to look. At least any pests in them are pests that are already here and not new ones.
What does it take?
No offense, but after the coqi frogs, little fire ants, coffee beetles, etc. etc. you'd think people would not even consider importing plants from off-island. You can be sure that those pests came in on shipments with 'assurances' they were pest free. Maybe even cute 'pest free' stickers on them. Sure.
Hawaii has a robust and diverse local tropical plant marketplace. Farmer's markets are especially good places to look. At least any pests in them are pests that are already here and not new ones.
What does it take?