Taking the sting out of Little Fire Ant in Hawaii

Donna J. Lee, Michael Motoki, Casper Vanderwoude, Stuart T. Nakamoto and PingSun Leung

Ecological Economics, 2015, vol. 111, issue C, 100-110

Abstract: In the 1990's, Little Fire Ants (LFAs) found its way to the island of Hawaii, most likely traveling with a shipment of potted plants from Florida. These plants were subsequently sold to consumers along the east coast of the Island, along with Little Fire Ant colonies living in the potting medium. LFA is now thriving and continues to spread. Fifteen years after the initial detection in 1999, LFA has spread to over 4000 locations on the island of Hawaii and has been found in isolated locations on Kauai, Maui, and Oahu Islands. Current efforts are expected to contain the infestations on the other islands but significant additional investment is needed to halt the rapid spread of LFA on the island of Hawaii.

Keywords: Bioeconomic modeling; Invasive species; Socio-economic impacts; Management; Little Fire Ant; Wasmannia auropunctata (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.01.010

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