#tropical fire ant

With October declared as “Stop the Ant Month” in Hawaiʻi, a multi-agency effort has been launched to collect and control the pesky critters.

A multi-agency “Stop the Ant” campaign will be underway in Hawaiʻi in October to increase awareness about the importance of early detection to prevent and control the spread of the invasive little fire ant.

The Central Maui Regional Sports Complex, Fields 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, are scheduled to be reopened on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, following successful treatment for tropical fire ants at the complex.

A tropical fire ant infestation at the Central Maui Regional Sports Complex was confirmed by county officials today. To clarify, county officials not that the tropical fire ants are different from the invasive Little Fire Ant, which have not been found in the complex.

The Hawai’i Department of Agriculture confirmed a second infestation of little fire ants in a neighborhood in ʻĀhuimanu after a resident reported stinging ants. The department conducted surveys of the area and a nearby home of a relative and detected two infestation sites around ʻĀhuimanu Road. The main site involves 13 properties and the other […]