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Officials Remove Fire Ants in Kaneohe

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Catherine Cruz

Published January 28, 2019 at 2:37 PM HST

Officials are optimistic they can eradicate the ingestion of little fire ants discovered recently in a Kaneohe neighborhood.

The department was successful when a larger population was found in Mililani several years ago. It was deemed fire ant free.

We talked to Becky Azama, Plant Pest Control Manager of the Department of Agriculture.

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Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Originally from Guam, she spent more than 30 years at KITV, covering beats from government to education. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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