Little Fire Ants

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Tahiti Monarch Fends off Nine Invasive Species

Conservationists are celebrating the slow but successful recovery of the Tahiti Monarch as it rebounds from the impacts of not one, not two, but nine invasive species. Tahiti is known for the beauty and diversity of species that call the island paradise home. One of these species, the Tahiti Monarch (Pomarea nigra), is a small […]

Written by on December 21, 2017

Hawai’i Community Responds to Little Fire Ants

The BIISC inspires Hawai’i residents to address invasive Little Fire Ants as a community. Invasive Little Fire Ants have proven to be a big problem, but Hawaiian communities are collaborating to find solutions. Little Fire Ants (Wasmannia auropunctata) are native to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. In their native domain, the ants congregate […]

Written by on July 6, 2017