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History and Prospects, that "...while biological control can effectively reduce the impact of an <br />invasive species, it rarely results in its eradication...", and further that "...the risk of direct <br />impacts on plants other than the target host is greatest in closely related species..." ; and <br />WHEREAS, despite the current research, the majority of the residents and farmers do <br />not want to chance the possibility of another scale insect, specifically, Tectococcus ovatus <br />(Brazilian scale insect), being released into the environment to attack the strawberry guava that <br />may not be host specific and may spread to other types of trees or that it will only weaken the <br />strawberry guava encouraging opportunistic pests and disease to spread through our forests <br />attacking other species of native Hawaiian trees or that Tectococcus may attack the agricultural <br />community's commercial orchards; now, therefore <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the <br />introduction of the biological control insect, Tectococcus ovatus, for the suppression of the <br />strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum) is discouraged anywhere on the Island of Hawaii; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii County Council requests that the <br />Environmental Assessment for the release of Tectococcus ovatus include the objections of this <br />legislative body including the minutes of the Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations <br />Committee of the Council and all County Council meetings on this subject; and <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />