HOT WATER   (CLICK ON GREEN TEXT TO VIEW

• Cabos, R.Y.M. M.M.C. Tsang, A.H. Hara, and A. Kawabata. 2012. Eradication of Rotylenchulus reniformis from a volcanic cinder medium using steam sterilization. Nematropica 42: 245-252.
• Cabos, R.Y.M. A.H. Hara, and M.M.C. Tsang. 2012. Hot water drench treatment for control of reniform nematodes in potted dracaena. Nematropica 42:72-79.
• Hara, A. H., S. K. Cabral, R. Y. Niino-DuPonte, C. M. Jacobsen and K. Onuma. 2011. Bait insecticides and hot water drenches against the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) infesting containerized nursery plants. Florida Entomol. 94: 517-526.
• Tsang, M.M.C., A.H. Hara and M.H. Shintaku. 2010. Thermal tolerance of propagative anthurium stem cuttings to disinfestation by heat treatment for burrowing nematodes and bacterial blight. Crop Protection 29:525-531.
• Hara, A., C. Jacobsen, S. Marr and R. Niino-DuPonte. 2010. Hot water as a potential disinfestation treatment for an invasive anuran, the coqui frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui Thomas (Anura: Leptodactylidae), on potted plants. Inter. J. Pest Manage. 56: 255 – 263.
• Arcinas, A., B.S. Sipes, A.H. Hara, and M.M.C. Tsang. 2005. Effect of conditioning treatments on the survival of Radopholus similis at high temperatures. Journal of Nematology 37: (3): 250-253.
• Hara, A.H.  2005.  Disinfestation treatments for cut flowers and potted ornamentals.  In Proceedings, 2004 Hawai‘i Floriculture Conference, Kahului, HI, 2004.  K.W. Leonhardt and P. Nakao, Eds. University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, CTAHR, CTAHR Proceedings April 2005 P-04/05, pp. 21-24. (Cold, Heat, Chemical, Irradiation, Systems Approach)
• Hara, A.H. and C.M. Jacobsen. 2005. Hot water immersion for surface disinfestations of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 98(2): 284-288.
• Arcinas, A.C., B.S. Sipes, A.H. Hara, and M.M.C. Tsang. 2004. Hot water drench treatments for the control of Radopholus similis in rhapis and fishtail palms. HortScience 39:578-579.
• Hara, A.H., M. Tsang, C.M. Jacobsen, J.T. Yogi-Chun, T.Y. Hata, R.Y. Niino-DuPonte, and R. Kaneko. 2004. Pest management strategies for anthuriums. UH CTAHR IP-17. 23 pp.
• Tsang, M.M.C., A.H. Hara, and B.S. Sipes. 2004. Efficacy of hot water drenches of Anthurium andraenum plants against the burrowing nematode, Radopholus similis, and plant thermotolerances. Annals of Applied Biology 125: 309-316.
• Tsang, M.C., A. H. Hara and B. S. Sipes.  2003.  Hot-water treatments of potted palms to control burrowing nematode, Radopholus similis.  Crop Protection 22(4): 589-593.
• Hara, A.H. 2002. Preventing alien species invasion by pre-shipment disinfestation treatments.  Micronesica Supplement 6: 105-110.
• Tsang, M.C., A. H. Hara and B. S. Sipes.  2001.  A hot water drenching system for disinfesting roots and media of potted plants of the burrowing nematodes.  Applied Engineering in Agriculture 17: 533-538.
• Hara, A. H., C. M. Jacobsen, M. C. Tsang, T. Y. Hata, J. T. Yogi and R. T. Kaneko.  1999.  Hot-air or –water conditioning and benzyladenine increase the vase life of certain hot-water treated tropical ornamentals.  J. Hawaii. Pac. Agric. 10: 1-12.
• Hara, A. H., T. Y. Hata, V. L. Tenbrink, B. K. S. Hu and R. T. Kaneko.  1996.  Postharvest heat treatment of red ginger flowers as a possible alternative to chemical insecticidal dip.  Postharvest Biol. Tech. 7: 137-144. (hot water, hot air conditioning for hot water trt)
• Hu, B.K.S., A. H. Hara & T.Y. Hata.  1996.  Hot water as a potential treatment against root mealybugs, Hawaii, 1995.  Arthropod Manage. Tests 21: 382-383 (5I).
• Tsang, M. C. C., A. H. Hara, T. Y. Hata, B. K.-S. Hu, R. T. Kaneko & V. L. Tenbrink.  1995.  Hot-water immersion unit for disinfestation of tropical floral commodities.  Applied Engineering in Agriculture 11: 397-402.
• Hansen, J. and A. Hara. 1994. A review of postharvest disinfestations of cut flowers and foliage with special reference to tropicals.  Postharvest Biology & Technology 4: 193-212. (Cold, Heat, Chemical, Irradiation, Systems Approach)
• Hara, A.H. 1994.  Ornamentals and Flowers, Chapter 17. In Paull, R.E. and Armstrong, J.W. Eds., Insect Pests and Fresh Horticultural Products: Treatments and Responses. CAB Interational, Wallingford, UK. pp. 329-347. (Cold, Heat, Chemical, Irradiation, Systems Approach)
• Hara, A.H., T.Y. Hata, and B.K.S. Hu. 1994. Hot water immersion of chrysanthemum cuttings, Hawai‘i, 1992. Arthropod Management Tests 19:351 (2I).
• Hara, A. H., T. Y. Hata, B. K.-S. Hu, R. T. Kaneko & V. L. Tenbrink.  1994.  Hot-water immersion of cape jasmine cuttings for disinfestation of green scale (Homoptera: Coccidae).  J. Econ. Entomol. 87: 1569-1573.
• Hata, T.Y., A.H. Hara, M.A. Nagao, and B.K.S. Hu.  1994.  Hot-water treatment and indole-3-butyric acid stimulates rooting and shoot development of tropical ornamental cuttings.  HortTech 4(2): 159-162.
• Hara, A. H., T. Y. Hata, B.. K. S. Hu & V. L. Tenbrink.  1993.  Hot-water immersion as a potential quarantine treatment against Pseudaulacaspis cockerellii (Homoptera: Diaspididae).  J. Econ. Entomol. 86: 1167-1170.
• Hata, T.Y., A.H. Hara, E.B. Jang, L.S. Imaino, B.K.S. Hu, and V.L. Tenbrink.  1992.  Pest management before harvest and insecticidal dip after harvest as a systems approach to quarantine security for red ginger.  J. Econ. Entomol. 85(6): 2310-2316.

  HOT AIR

• Hara, A.H., L.L. Burnham Larish, and M.M.C. Tsang. 2003. Potential for hot-air disinfestation of protea flowers. Acta. Hort. 602: 61-65.
• Hara, A. H., B. K. S. Hu and T. Y. Hata.  1997.  Efficacy of hot air as a postharvest disinfestation treatment against thrips in cut chrysanthemums, Hawaii, 1996.  Arthropod Manage. 22: 399(1I).

  HOT AIR CONDITIONING PRIOR TO HOT WATER TREATMENT

• Hara, A. H., C. M. Jacobsen, M. C. Tsang, T. Y. Hata, J. T. Yogi and R. T. Kaneko.  1999.  Hot-air or –water conditioning and benzyladenine increase the vase life of certain hot-water treated tropical ornamentals.  J. Hawaii. Pac. Agric. 10: 1-12.
• Hara, A. H., T. Y. Hata, B. K. S. Hu and M. M. C. Tsang.  1997.  Hot-air induced thermotolerance of red ginger flowers and mealybugs to postharvest hot-water immersion.  Postharvest Biol. Tech. 12: 101-108.
• Hara, A. H., T. Y. Hata, V. L. Tenbrink, B. K. S. Hu and R. T. Kaneko.  1996.  Postharvest heat treatment of red ginger flowers as a possible alternative to chemical insecticidal dip.  Postharvest Biol. Tech. 7: 137-144. (ants, aphids, mealybugs, scales, thrips)

   VAPOR HEAT  (CLICK ON GREEN TEXT TO VIEW)

• Hara, A.H. 2002. Preventing alien species invasion by pre-shipment disinfestation treatments.  Micronesica Supplement 9: 105-110.
• Hansen, J. D., A. H. Hara & V. L. Tenbrink.  1992.  Vapor Heat: A potential treatment to disinfest tropical cut flowers and foliage.  HortScience 26: 139-143.

   IRRADIATION   (CLICK ON GREEN TEXT TO VIEW)

• Hara, A.H.  2005.  Disinfestation treatments for cut flowers and potted ornamentals.  In Proceedings, 2004 Hawai‘i Floriculture Conference, Kahului, HI, 2004.  K.W. Leonhardt and P. Nakao, Eds. University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, CTAHR, CTAHR Proceedings April 2005 P-04/05, pp. 21-24. (Cold, Heat, Chemical, Irradiation, Systems Approach)
• Hara, A.H., M. Tsang, C.M. Jacobsen, J.T. Yogi-Chun, T.Y. Hata, R.Y. Niino-DuPonte, and R. Kaneko. 2004. Pest management strategies for anthuriums. UH CTAHR IP-17. 23 pp.
• Jacobsen, C. M. and A. H. Hara.  2003.  Irradiation of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), for phytosanitation of agricultural commodities.  J. Econ. Entomol. 96(4):1334-1339.
• Hara, A.H. 2002. Preventing alien species invasion by pre-shipment disinfestation treatments.  Micronesica Supplement 9: 105-110.
• Hansen, J. and A. Hara. 1994. A review of postharvest disinfestations of cut flowers and foliage with special reference to tropicals.  Postharvest Biology & Technology 4: 193-212.
• Hara, A.H. 1994.  Ornamentals and Flowers, Chapter 17. In Paull, R.E. and Armstrong, J.W. Eds., Insect Pests and Fresh Horticultural Products: Treatments and Responses. CAB Interational, Wallingford, UK. pp. 329-347. (Cold, Heat, Chemical, Irradiation, Systems Approach)