The coqui frog has infested large swaths of the Big Island, with more than 10,000 per acre in the worst-hit areas. ... Unlike most frogs, coquis lay their eggs not in water but on plants.

The male’s mating call, a two-note, high-pitched “co-qui,” gives the coqui frog its name. With no predators, the frogs from Puerto Rico can proliferate and eat large quantities of native ...

A female coqui frog can produce 1,400 eggs per year. “It becomes an explosion,” Phelps said. Besides the irritating noise, it was recently learned that the frogs may act as reservoirs for rat ...

The call of the coqui frog is ringing throughout some of our Haiku neighborhoods. Though it may have seemed the frogs were gone in January and February, ... (and water) to our local landscape.

When tourists bragged about silencing Puerto Rico's iconic coquí frogs, Bad Bunny subtly but powerfully stood up for the island’s culture, wildlife and people. By. Ashley Vega.

HONOLULU — The coqui is a tiny, coin-sized frog whose distinctive nightly mating calls are a beloved sound in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands. But people in Hawaii don’t share the same ...

Question: Regarding coqui frogs (808ne.ws/3TImtDy), I live in Hawaii Kai and have seen little frogs outside my front door at night, but they don’t seem to be making noise. Should I report these?

WAIMEA, Hi. — In Puerto Rico, where the coqui frog has always been part of the island’s life, there is a deep respect for it. “Everyone worshipped them,” said Alexa Montenegro, who lived ...

A coqui frog perches on a branch in Puerto Rico. Photo: Courtesy of Flickr user Luis J. Villanueva Walking around at night in Puerto Rico, you’re likely to hear the dulcet tones of the male ...

To Puerto Ricans, the sound of the frogs, Ríos-Franceschi said, is "melody for our ears, but I can understand that for tourists that are not used to it, it can be bothering.” ...

Hot water between 113 and 115 degrees will also kill frogs and eggs. You can use this treatment on potted plants, just be sure not to use water hotter than this or it will damage the plants.

MIGRATION: This frog does not migrate. BREEDING: The coquí llanero has the lowest reproductive output of all of the coquí frogs and has only been observed to lay eggs in the leaf axils of bulltongue ...