Arnold H. Hara, Susan K. Cabral, Ruth Y. Niino-DuPonte, Christopher M. Jacobsen and Kyle Onuma · 2011
What it contributes
Controlled hot-water drenches greatly reduced LFA in nursery plants. Outcomes differed between palm species; live ants remained in treated root-bound fishtail palms at the later inspection.
Read within its scope
Heat penetration and plant tolerance matter. This is not evidence that pouring hot water over a garden eradicates LFA, or a universal quarantine-treatment recipe.
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Sources & reading notes
Reviewed October 23, 2026. Guidance is written by Aloha Organic; sources retain their original authorship.