06-09-2006, 04:21 PM
Lee, alothough it would be a dream if this one control would work, E. coqui do not seem to have the high levels of eradication. It does seem that there may be isolated pockets of infected E. coqui on the islands and there is the worry that these infected frogs may spread this devastastin amphibian fungal disease to other areas of the world, though it has spread very quickly worldwide (and may desimate the aquatic amphibians in many regions of the world). So even though there are no native, nor edemic amphibians in Hawaii, diseased amphibians from Hawaii could eradicate endangered amphibions in other areas of the world. FOr a juried article on This disease in Hawaii, see:
<http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/phtm/PHTM/frogs/papers/beard-2005.pdf>
ALoha, Carey
<http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/phtm/PHTM/frogs/papers/beard-2005.pdf>
ALoha, Carey