07-15-2005, 06:41 PM
Aloha April, Hey David, yes a benefit to get rid of an island pest would be good. Here is a site for the control of the coqui. Involved but not too terribly toxic.
When visiting Fern Acres and speaking to a local person, he said they were currently taking those old fashioned fly paper tubes, unfurling the fly paper, wrapping it around tree trunks, and thumb tacking to tree, before dusk about 4 feet off the ground. The frogs climb the trees in the evening and stick to the paper. In the am you go out and remove the thumbtack and put the fly paper and frogs in the garbage.
This is a little to direct for me as I think if a little frog was struggling and not dead yet it would be hard to throw in the garbage. I know, I know, get over it!
I would definitely prefer Gardner snakes myself but oh well. Saw our first mongoose in Oahu running across the road in a very populated neighborhood, and another one in Hawaiian Beaches. Gosh, they were reddish brown and the shape of weasels and very quick. I have heard that they tangle with pets and that has me concerned. Although we will be more than likely putting up pig fencing to protect our pets perhaps the mongoose can get through that. Ideas?
Boy the PUNAweb has been slow this eve. Oh well so glad we have it!
Mella L
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/coqui/control.asp
mella l
When visiting Fern Acres and speaking to a local person, he said they were currently taking those old fashioned fly paper tubes, unfurling the fly paper, wrapping it around tree trunks, and thumb tacking to tree, before dusk about 4 feet off the ground. The frogs climb the trees in the evening and stick to the paper. In the am you go out and remove the thumbtack and put the fly paper and frogs in the garbage.
This is a little to direct for me as I think if a little frog was struggling and not dead yet it would be hard to throw in the garbage. I know, I know, get over it!
I would definitely prefer Gardner snakes myself but oh well. Saw our first mongoose in Oahu running across the road in a very populated neighborhood, and another one in Hawaiian Beaches. Gosh, they were reddish brown and the shape of weasels and very quick. I have heard that they tangle with pets and that has me concerned. Although we will be more than likely putting up pig fencing to protect our pets perhaps the mongoose can get through that. Ideas?
Boy the PUNAweb has been slow this eve. Oh well so glad we have it!
Mella L
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/coqui/control.asp
mella l
mella l
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