Hawaii residents are urged to use the Pest Hotline to promptly report sightings of invasive pests such as snakes, unusually aggressive stinging ants, and illegal or unknown animals. Call 643-PEST (643-7378).
Meetings of the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS) are held quarterly and are open to the public.
Next CGAPS meeting
The next CGAPS meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 29 October 2008, from 9 am to 12 noon. Invasive Species Committees meeting will follow from 1 to 4 pm. Both meetings will at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Plant Quarantine Conference Room, at 1849 Auiki Street, Honolulu.
For information, contact Christy Martin, CGAPS Public Information Officer, at (808) 956-7564, or christym@rocketmail.com.