“Little fire ant could take big bite out of Hawaii Island economy”

Written by Ilima Loomis | Published 05/14/2015 | Posted in

Little fire ant is considered one of the world’s worst invasive species. UH economists say that spending $8 million on eradication of this pest today could save the Big Island more than $6 BILLION over 30 years. Read my story for Hawaii Business here.

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