“Fire! Little Fire Ants in Hawaii”

[Lee M-S]

The show mentioned that Maui has the only dedicated quarantine center--where they can take a shipment indoors and unload it to check for pests. Other ports and airports do the inspections outdoors, often in the sun or rain, when pests may not come out to be seen.

They're talking about adding another...on Oahu, of course.

They also said that there are no native ants in Hawaii. Most ants are OK, and I appreciate the ones that fertilize plants in my greenhouse, but I'd kinda be willing to sacrifice the innocent ones to get rid of the LFAs.

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