Eradication Strawberry Guava (leaf gall)

[kimtavares]

The way I deal with it is that I don't think the critter will move as fast as the waiawi is already moving, so jumping to some other species is not really the issue. If it prefers waiawi and won't go on ohia, our dominant forest tree, or to common guava, the most logical ag-related fear, then it's benefits seem to outweigh any yet-unfound potential drawbacks. I don't know the science, I just know that the scientists are dedicated to maintaining a healthy environment for endangered species. If they are willing to lay their reps and retirement plans on the line for this, I think they believe it is safe.

Is the argument you make then, to do a single release site for a certain period of time, as the field test? And, is there something wrong with the site that's being proposed?

Mahalo,
Kim