Little Fire Ant Treatment

[terracore]

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Originally posted by imagtek

We have LFA because houseplant retailers wanted to shave a few bucks on the retail sale of ornamental tropical plants by ignoring local producers and sourcing potted plants dirt cheap in central America.

As I understand it, there is STILL no state prohibition on the import of potted plants. Of course, now they come with a little sticker that says how careful everyone is.

So I cannot help but wonder what the next imported vermin will be.

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You can't fix Samsara.

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I can't find the scientific reference right now, but I recall reading that the LFA imported to Hawaii came from Florida, but your point is well taken that LFA were imported to Florida from somewhere else, and that we wouldn't be in this mess if people used locally sourced products to begin with. Unfortunately now, you are less likely to bring LFA to your property if you buy something via Florida than via Puna.