Little Fire Ant Awareness Meeting for Honoka’a

Saturday, November 15

10am-11:30am

NHERC Conference Room

45-539 Plumeria St, Honoka’a, HI 96727

INVASIVE PEST ALERT: Little Fire Ants have been identified by Hawai’i Ant Lab in a sample from Honoka’a.

If you’ve been stung by a Little Fire Ants (LFA), you know why these little ants are such a major problem. Heather Forester, an invasive ant support technician from the Hawai‘i Ant Lab, will present an informational session including a question and answer session on LFA. She will cover their biology and methods for control. Understanding LFA biology will help you control the ant problem. Proper methods of LFA control can maximize pesticide effectiveness and manage potential resistance, ensuring that effective pesticides will remain effective in the future.

The Hawai‘i Ant Lab is based in Hilo, and they work with people in Hawai‘i to provide solutions for the many impacts caused by invasive ants. Their mission is to protect Hawai‘i from new introductions of invasive ants, prevent the inter- and intra-island spread of existing invasive ant species, provide sound, practical treatment methods for homeowners, natural resource managers and industry, and eradicate new incursions whenever possible.

The Hawai‘i Ant Lab on the web: www.littlefireants.com

 

 

photo credit: Eli Sarnat