Results of the Thirty Meter Telescope proposed site evaluation for the Wekiu bug (Nysius wekiuicola): Fall 2008
- Author:
- Eiben, Jesse
- Title:
- Results of the Thirty Meter Telescope proposed site evaluation for the Wekiu bug (Nysius wekiuicola): Fall 2008
- Year:
- 2008
- Subject:
- Wekiu bug Nysius wekiuicola Astronomical observatories environmental aspects Mauna Kea
- Summary:
- A four day sampling regime with the use of 45 baited attractant live traps designed for monitoring the presence and absence of the wekiu bug (Nysius wekiuicola) was used to create part of the biological assessment of a proposed site for the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Three wekiu bugs were captured and counted before being released at the end of the sampling period on September 28, 2008. No wekiu bugs were found in the area purported to be directly physically impacted by any possible telescope construction activity. The fall season is not the best time to look for the presence or absence of the wekiu bug anywhere in its range, so there can be only limited conclusions drawn from this sampling period. However, there is broad accord among scientists that the type of rock substrate in the Northern Plateau is not known to regularly harbor large numbers of wekiu bugs.
- Date:
- Fall 2008
- Collection:
- Monographs