>
> This is one of those pesky invasive species that first
> appeared on the big island and looks like it has
> spread. Will have a big impact on papya farmers.
>
> http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/18/news/story10.html
>

>
> This is one of those pesky invasive species that first
> appeared on the big island and looks like it has
> spread. Will have a big impact on papya farmers.
>
> http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/18/news/story10.html
>
> The Supper Ferry will probably spread it to all the
> other islands.

>
> This is one of those pesky invasive species that first
> appeared on the big island and looks like it has
> spread. Will have a big impact on papya farmers.
>
> http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/18/news/story10.html
>
> The Supper Ferry will probably spread it to all the
> other islands.
>

> I would think Young Brothers and Matson will spread
> the fire ant first, if they haven't already done so.

> That's very distressing news. They entered the
> mainland from South America around 1913 and have
> taken up unwelcome residence especially in the South.
>
> My personal "best?" 47, from accidentally stepping on
> a mound while gawking at a distant thunderstorm.
> That's 23 bites on one leg, 23 on the other, and one
> on what Dick Cheney might call an "undisclosed
> location." For 2 days I had to pop Benedryl like Dr.
> House pops Vicodin and I'm not even particularly
> allergic to them.
>
> You don't want 'em. Good luck.

>
> On Mon, 24 Sep 2007, Unclaimed wrote:
>

>> That's very distressing news. They entered the
>> mainland from South America around 1913 and have
>> taken up unwelcome residence especially in the South.
>>
>> My personal "best?" 47, from accidentally stepping on
>> a mound while gawking at a distant thunderstorm.
>> That's 23 bites on one leg, 23 on the other, and one
>> on what Dick Cheney might call an "undisclosed
>> location." For 2 days I had to pop Benedryl like Dr.
>> House pops Vicodin and I'm not even particularly
>> allergic to them.
>>
>> You don't want 'em. Good luck.

>
> Wow. These really seem to be trouble. Didn't realize
> that they were so agresive. And I guess they like the ...

>
> On Mon, 24 Sep 2007, Rick Smith wrote:
>

>> I would think Young Brothers and Matson will spread
>> the fire ant first, if they haven't already done so.

>
> But the numbers don't go with Young Borthers... The
> Super Ferry will probably handle many times the cars
> than both of them and Ferry doesn't even plan to have
> agricultural inspectors like Young Brothers, and we all
> who have used Matson know that they insisted that the
> cars be cleared of all contents in the car. They don't
> want to transport any fruit flies to the mainland
> inadvertantly. The ferry cars will be packed with
> whatever their passengers want to transport to another
> island. Remember the cars that were found on Maui full
> with imu stones?
> ...

>> You don't want 'em. Good luck.

>
> Wow. These really seem to be trouble. Didn't realize
> that they were so agresive. And I guess they like the
> tropical weather-- judging from their original source.
> Will we be ever rid of them?

> Alvin E. Toda wrote:

>>
>> Wow. These really seem to be trouble. Didn't realize
>> that they were so agresive. And I guess they like
>> the tropical weather-- judging from their original
>> source. Will we be ever rid of them?
>>

>
> 1) Better living through chemistry, where
> appropriate. Scientists here are using computer
> models to try to predict where new mounds are likely
> to appear in a particular area, to more efficiently
> use bait traps.