Aloha Organic · Little fire ant field guide

The History of Little Fire Ant Wasmannia auropunctata Roger in the Hawaiian Islands: Spread, Control, and Local Eradication

Aloha Organic reading notes · Historical study · Hawaiʻi

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Historical study · Hawaiʻi

Casper Vanderwoude, Michelle Montgomery, Heather Forester, Ersel Hensley and Michael K. Adachi · Volume dated 2015; text includes 2016 observations

What it contributes

The authors traced introductions and spread through nursery stock and other moved materials. The paper records first detection in Hawaiʻi in 1999 and shows why follow-up surveillance matters after apparent eradication.

Read within its scope

Its maps and site outcomes are historical, not a live map of today’s infestations.

The summary is available here. The original publication is hosted by its publisher or repository; a local copy is not included.

Sources & reading notes

Reviewed October 23, 2026. Guidance is written by Aloha Organic; sources retain their original authorship.