tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585452875744439598.post805478805607078230..comments2011-02-01T16:18:56.200-08:00Keep Kona Quiethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213564278527349317noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585452875744439598.post-81523407507971078642010-11-19T16:53:42.455-08:002010-11-19T16:53:42.455-08:00Aloha from Hale Kiele, 10th St. in HPP. Frog noise in Paradise Park is very intense & disturbing. We're having double pain windows put in the bedrooms. The lime is carcinogenic, citric acid expensive & troublesome & semi-dangerous, baking soda is okay for non rainy spells, but turning off the TV & trapping/hand capture is the low carbon foot print way to go. The PVC/T traps & 3" X 24" PVC with some shade cloth rolled up on the inside work well. Recycled styrofoam ice chests are excellent (place 2-3 2" x 3" black, empty plant containers inside & a 1/2" branch across the top at one end between the bottom & top cover; then place a small rock on top to keep the trap stable:) Some of my best traps are regular size plastic garbage pales with the small plant containers on the inside bottom; use a clothes pin"brace" to keep an opening for the frogs to enter between the top & the lid. Place a little water in the traps as an added attraction for the coqui.... they love it! Be patient...I check traps once a week or more & peek inside the taps in bright daylight, in an open area for hand capture & some dancing room (called the coqui stomp) I frequently find clutches of eggs which I place into a coconut bowl along with the stomped on frogs...the neighbors chickens have a feast. My favorite ball cap with an elastic headband flash light attached are great for the "sport of night coqui hand caprture". Hawaiian star & moon gazing sure beat the heck out of most TV shows. I've found regular frog patrol very effective to tone down these noisy little aliens. Lastly....mahalo to all the nurseries & especially Wal Mart's plant sales area for distributing the thousands of coqui frogs all over the Big Island into unsuspecting customer's purchased plants! And another thanks to the slow to acting elected politicians. PS You can even imitate the male frog's call if you can whistle....& get very close at night for easier hand capture. They think you are another male frog invading their territory. Happy trapping! The Frog Whistler!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com