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Residents urged to report unusual stinging fire ants
An infestation of the much-dreaded little fire ant (LFA), Wasmannia auropunctata, was discovered on a farm in Waihee, Maui, in early October of 2009, the first known LFA foothold on the island. As...
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Get involved! Help survey for Little Fire Ants Saturday, October 22.
MISC staff assist the Hawaii Department of Agriculture surveying for little fire ants. MISC file photo. Little fire ants (LFA) are devastating communities across the Pacific. Passive and deceitfully...
View ArticleCreative solutions for controlling the little fire ant
Check out the video below to see Dr. Cas Vanderwoude and the “Spackler of Death,” a creative solution to solve the problem of getting ant bait into trees to control the little fire ant or Wasmannia...
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Premiere of the new documentary Invasion: Little Fire Ants in Hawaii
In 2009, Waihee farmer Christina Chang was stung on the eye by a tiny ant at her home on Maui. She suspected, and the Hawaii Department of Agriculture confirmed, that this ant was the little fire ant,...
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Moving? Leave the pests behind
Moving interisland, or even within the island, comes with the risk of bringing invasive species along MISC file photo Ask anyone who has moved lately – it’s a daunting task. Every move, whether across...
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Flower grower who detected little fire ant in December 2013 receives award
Masako Cordray, 2014 Malama i ka Aina Award Winner Farmer and flower grower Masako Cordray was the 2014 recipient of the Malama i ka Aina Award, presented Saturday June 14th in a ceremony at the...
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The little fire ant-bad news for food crops
Little fire ants have many queens in the colony, and by moving a queen the population spreads to new areas. If you live in an area infested with little fire ant, don’t bring the pest to your new home....
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LFA – Insidious invaders that you can stop
Ginger Johnson bought a hapu‘u fern late in 2013 to plant alongside others in her yard. MISC employee Molly Wirth surveys for LFA in response to a Maui residents concern about little fire ant moving in...
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