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Provaunt® has been Discontinued

22 Jul

Provaunt® is a water dispersible granular insecticide with the active ingredient of indoxacarb. Several years ago, a Special Local Need (SLN) label was obtained in order to mix Provaunt® (EPA Reg. No. 100-1487) into the HAL Gel Bait for management of Little Fire Ants. Unfortunately, this product has ... Read More about Provaunt® has been Discontinued

July 22, 2021 by Hawaii Ant Lab | Filed Under: Gel Baits, News, Pesticide Label, Treatment

New Products Available for Use on Coffee

6 Jul

Up until now, coffee growers have been limited on what they can use to treat Little Fire Ants (LFA). As of June 2021, two sister ant baits products have been approved by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture for use on coffee (Coffea arabica) plants to control LFA. Antixx Fire Ant Bait (EPA Reg. ... Read More about New Products Available for Use on Coffee

July 6, 2021 by Hawaii Ant Lab | Filed Under: Granular Baits, Pesticide Label

Little Fire Ant Biocontrol

29 Mar

Recently, researchers detected a new parasitoid wasp (Orasema minutissima) in the South Hilo and Puna districts of the Hawai‘i Island. This is exciting news since this species of wasp is known to parasitize Little Fire Ants (LFA) throughout parts of their native range and in the Caribbean. Right ... Read More about Little Fire Ant Biocontrol

March 29, 2021 by Hawaii Ant Lab | Filed Under: Research Updates

An Invasion by Fire

18 Feb

An Invasion by Fire by Sabastian Lambert A danger is creeping up into the Hawaiian Islands, consuming all people and landscapes in its path. Creeping along slowly, silently, and often unknown until it is too late. We are losing our land, communities, and livelihoods. We are losing our quality ... Read More about An Invasion by Fire

February 18, 2021 by Hawaii Ant Lab | Filed Under: Treatment

October is “Spot the Ant, Stop the Ant Month”

7 Oct

October is “Spot the Ant, Stop the Ant Month” in Hawaiʻi. This annual campaign asks residents and businesses to be aware that invasive ants must be detected and controlled.  We are asking people to collect ants from their property, freeze them overnight to kill them, then mail or deliver the ants to ... Read More about October is “Spot the Ant, Stop the Ant Month”

October 7, 2020 by Hawaii Ant Lab | Filed Under: News, Survey, Video

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