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Templates you’ll find here • “Worst 5 unwanted ants in the Pacific” (2 versions) • Slides 4 & 5 • “ 18 harmful unwanted ants in the Pacific” • Slide 6 • Individual posters for the “worst 5” ants (2 -4 versions for each including some i-Kiribati) • Slides 7 -23 • “Are you bringing in ant invaders? ” biosecurity awareness poster • Slide 24
WORST 5 UNWANTED ANTS IN THE PACIFIC 1 Little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata Size: 1. 5 mm © www. alexanderwild. com 2 Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Size: 2 -6 mm © Phil Lester 3 Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes Size: 5 mm © Phil Lester 4 African big-headed ant Pheidole megacepahala Size: 2 -3. 5 mm © www. alexanderwild. com 5 2 Argentine ant Linepithema humile Size: 2. 5 mm 5 Argentine ant Linepithema humile Size: 2. 5 mm © Phil Lester KEY lives onnight daydifferent bites spraysstingsharmsharmsharmslives in acid cropspeople wildlifetreesgroundactive sizes These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine
WORST 5 UNWANTED ANTS IN THE PACIFIC 1 Little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata Size: 1. 5 mm © www. alexanderwild. com 2 Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Size: 2 -6 mm © Phil Lester © www. alexanderwild. com © Phil Lester 3 Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes Size: 5 mm © www. alexanderwild. com 4 African big-headed ant Pheidole megacepahala Size: 2 -3. 5 mm © www. alexanderwild. com Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes Size: 5 mm Argentine ant Linepithema humile Size: 2. 5 mm © Kirsti Abbott 4 African big-headed ant Pheidole megacepahala Size: 2 -3. 5 mm © www. alexanderwild. com 5 3 © www. alexanderwild. com © Kirsti Abbott © Phil Lester © www. alexanderwild. com 5 Argentine ant Linepithema humile Size: 2. 5 mm © www. alexanderwild. com © Phil Lester KEY lives onnight daydifferent bites spraysstingsharmsharmsharmslives in acid cropspeople wildlifetreesgroundactive sizes These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine
18 HARMFUL UNWANTED ANTS IN THE PACIFIC 1 Little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata Size: 1. 5 mm Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Size: 2 -6 mm Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes Size: 5 mm African big-headed ant Pheidole megacepahala Size: 2 -3. 5 mm Argentine ant Linepithema humile Size: 2. 5 mm Tropical fire ant Solenopsis geminata Size: 3 -8 mm © www. alexanderwild. com 10 11 12 14 Fijian white-footed ant Technomyrmex vitiensis Size: 2. 4 mm © www. alexanderwild. com Singapore ant Trichomyrmex destructor Size: 1. 8 -3. 5 mm 15 White-footed house ant Technomyrmex albipes Size: 3 mm © www. alexanderwild. com Black crazy ant Paratrechina longicornis Size: 2. 7 mm 16 Similar groove-headed ant Tetramorium simillimum Size: 2. 4 mm © Eli Sarnat Share Alike CC BYSA License Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis Size: 2 mm © www. alexanderwild. com 6 Ghost ant Tapinoma melanocephalum Size: 1. 4 mm © www. alexanderwild. com 5 9 Difficult white-footed ant Technomyrmex difficilis Size: 2. 7 mm © www. alexanderwild. com ©Quah termitesandants. blogspot. co. nz © www. alexanderwild. com 4 8 13 Bicoloured pennant Tetramorium bicarinatum Size: 4 mm © www. alexanderwild. com 3 your local biosecurity/quarantine © www. alexanderwild. com 2 7 These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact 17 Browsing ant Lepisiota sp. Size: 3. 5 mm © www. alexanderwild. com Tawny crazy ant Nylanderia fulva Size: 3. 2 mm ©Mike Quinn, Texas. Ento. net CCL KEY lives onnight daydifferent bites spraysstingsharmsharmslives in acid cropspeople wildlifetreesgroundactive sizes 18 © www. alexanderwild. com Bicoloured trailing ant Monomorium floricola Size: 1. 7 mm
ARGENTINE ANT STOP THIS INVADER IN THE PACIFIC Linepithema humile Size: 2. 5 mm harms harms crops peoplewildlife © www. alexanderwild. com lives inlives on day trees ground active What they look like • • © Phil Lester form obvious trials to and from food dull brown body workers 2. 5 mm long queens are larger • © Phil Lester Problems they cause • • • kill other ants and insects remove insect food sources for birds and mammals invade homes and infest food farm other insects that damage crops and spread crop diseases raid beehives and kill bees Where they live • • • © Phil Lester build nests in and under places like • cracks in buildings • rocks and wood • roots of trees • firewood piles hidden in • fruit and other food • wooden containers • plants and soil • rubbish • vehicles • machinery © Jess Russell These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine kill other ants and insects remove insect food sources for birds and mammals invade homes and infest food farm other insects that damage crops and spread crop diseases raid beehives and kill bees Where they live build nests in and under places like • cracks in buildings • rocks and wood • roots of trees • firewood piles How they travel © Phil Lester form obvious trials to and from food dull brown body workers 2. 5 mm long queens are larger Problems they cause • • © Phil Lester IN THE PACIFIC How they travel © Phil Lester hidden in • fruit and other food • wooden containers • plants and soil • rubbish • vehicles • machinery © Jess Russell These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine
These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine ARGENTINE ANT STOP THIS INVADER IN THE PACIFIC Linepithema humile Size: 2. 5 mm harms crops peoplewildlife © www. alexanderwild. com © Phil Lester © Jess Russell lives inlives on day trees ground active What they look like • form obvious trials to and from food • dull brown body • workers 2. 5 mm long • queens are larger Problems they cause • kill other ants and insects • remove insect food sources for birds and mammals • invade homes and infest food • farm other insects that damage crops and spread crop diseases • raid beehives and kill bees Where they live build nests in and under places like • cracks in buildings • rocks and wood • roots of trees • firewood piles How they travel hidden in • fruit and other food • wooden containers • plants and soil • rubbish • vehicles • machinery
YELLOW CRAZY ANT STOP THIS INVADER IN THE PACIFIC Anoplolepis gracilipes Size: 5 mm spray harms harms crops peoplewildlife s acid © Phil www. alexanderwild. com © Lester lives inlives on night day trees groundactive What they look like • • • © Phil Lester IN THE PACIFIC movement is fast and erratic – “crazy” long legs and antennae yellowish brown body workers 3 -5 mm long queens are much larger and bulkier than workers • © Phil Lester movement is fast and erratic – “crazy” long legs and antennae yellowish brown body workers 3 -5 mm long queens are much larger and bulkier than workers Problems they cause • • kill small animals like crabs, birds & lizards sprays acid, annoys people at home and work farms other insects that damage crops and trees © Pete Green Where they live © Kirsti Abbott How they travel build nests in and under places like • cracks in buildings • leaves, rocks and wood • rubbish piles • crab burrows • machinery • roots of trees • decaying coconuts • firewood piles • • © Pete Green Where they live © Kirsti Abbott How they travel hidden in • fruit and other food • building containers • plants and soil • rubbish • firewood • machinery • vehicles © Meghan Cooling These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine kill small animals like crabs, birds & lizards sprays acid, annoys people at home and work farms other insects that damage crops and trees build nests in and under places like • cracks in buildings • leaves, rocks and wood • rubbish piles • crab burrows • machinery • roots of trees • decaying coconuts • firewood piles hidden in • fruit and other food • building containers • plants and soil • rubbish • firewood • machinery • vehicles © Meghan Cooling These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine
TE KINNONGO AEI YELLOW CRAZY ANT STOP THIS INVADER IN THE PACIFIC Anoplolepis gracilipes Size: 5 mm spray harms harms crops peoplewildlife s acid © Phil www. alexanderwild. com © Lester lives inlives on night day trees groundactive E kanga aron teina ke kinakina • © Phil Lester IN THE PACIFIC • • angin te tai e kai nonora te tia mwakuri ao tiaki aia uea n aine e biri n te aro n aki akaka a ananau waena ao ana antena taan mwakuri abakina 3 -5 mm Te Uea n aine e bubura riki nakon te tia mwakuri • © Phil Lester • • Kanganga aika a riki man te kinnongo © Pete Green • urua ke n tiringa te aroka tiringia maan aika uarereke, mania, mannikiba, ao te beru e kaotinakoa te aetite ao ni kamwengabuakaia aomata ni mwengaia ao n aia tabo ni mwakuri A mamaeka ia • • • • a kakaraoa ngaoia inanon ao iaan tabo n aron aikai banikai, atibu ao kaai bariko ni mange banga ni mwanai bwai ni mwakuri aika bubura wakan taian aroka kanni bariko n aia • © Kirsti Abbott A kanga no mwamwae © Meghan Cooling • • A mamaeka ia • © Kirsti Abbott urua ke n tiringa te aroka tiringia maan aika uarereke, mania, mannikiba, ao te beru e kaotinakoa te aetite ao ni kamwengabuakaia aomata ni mwengaia ao n aia tabo ni mwakuri • • angin te tai e kai nonora te tia mwakuri ao tiaki aia uea n aine e biri n te aro n aki akaka a ananau waena ao ana antena taan mwakuri abakina 3 -5 mm Te Uea n aine e bubura riki nakon te tia mwakuri • • • bwai ni kateitei aroka ao te tano te mange te aia bao ni mwamwananga Ngkana ko nora te kinnongo aei ke ko kani karekea riki rongona ae bwanin ao reitaki ma aobitia man te ununiki ke te aobitin te man n te tarebon ae 65264 a kakaraoa ngaoia inanon ao iaan tabo n aron aikai banikai, atibu ao kaai bariko ni mange banga ni mwanai bwai ni mwakuri aika bubura wakan taian aroka kanni bariko n aia A kanga no mwamwae © Meghan Cooling • • • bwai ni kateitei aroka ao te tano te mange te aia bao ni mwamwananga Ngkana ko nora te kinnongo aei ke ko kani karekea riki rongona ae bwanin ao reitaki ma aobitia man te ununiki ke te aobitin te man n te tarebon ae 65264
YELLOW CRAZY ANT STOP THIS INVADER These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine IN THE PACIFIC Anoplolepis gracilipes Size: 5 mm spray harms lives inlives on night day crops peoplewildlife trees groundactive s acid ©Phil www. alexanderwild. com © Lester What they look like • movement is fast and erratic – “crazy” • long legs and antennae • yellowish brown body • workers 3 -5 mm long • queens are much larger and bulkier than workers © Phil Lester © Pete Green © Kirsti Abbott © Meghan Cooling Problems they cause • kill small animals like crabs, birds & lizards • sprays acid, annoys people at home and work • farms other insects that damage crops and trees Where they live build nests in and under places like • cracks in buildings • leaves, rocks and wood • rubbish piles • crab burrows • machinery • roots of trees • decaying coconuts • firewood piles How they travel hidden in • fruit and other food • building containers • plants and soil • rubbish • firewood • machinery • vehicles
KINNONGO AE BABOBO Totokoa rokon te Kinnongo aio Ngkana ko nora te kinnongo aei ke ko kani karekea riki rongona ae bwanin ao reitaki ma aobitia man te ununiki ke te aobitin te man n te tarebon ae 65264 N KIRIBATI YELLOW CRAZY ANT Anoplolepis gracilipes Buburana: 5 mm ©Phil www. alexanderwild. com © Lester © Phil Lester katinak urubwai oa te nakon kai ran ae n boitin amwarake urua urubwai mamaeka mamaek mwamwa kuri mwera nakon te i aontano kuri an n te tairiki oia buakonim n te aroka aomata aiu ngaina Aekakira aron teina • Angin te tai e kai nonora te tia mwakuri ao tiaki aia uea n aine • E biri n te aro n aki akaka • A ananau waena ao ana antena • Taan mwakuri abakina 3 -5 mm • Te Uea n aine e bubura riki nakon te tia mwakuri Kanganga aika a riki man te kinnongo • Urua ke n tiringa te aroka • Tiringia maan aika uarereke, mania, mannikiba, ao te beru • E kaotinakoa te aetite ao ni kamwengabuakaia aomata ni mwengaia ao n aia tabo ni mwakuri © Pete Green © Kirsti Abbott © Meghan Cooling Aia tabo ni maeka • A kakaraoa ngaoia inanon ao iaan tabo n aron aikai • Banikai, atibu ao kaai • Bariko ni mange • Banga ni mwanai • Bwai ni mwakuri aika bubura • Wakan taian aroka • Kanni • Bariko n aia A • • • kanga aron mwamwanangaia Bwai ni kateitei Aroka ao te tano Te mange Te aia Bao ni mwamwananga
TE KINNONGO AEI YELLOW CRAZY ANT STOP THIS INVADER Ngkana ko nora te kinnongo aei ke ko kani karekea riki rongona ae bwanin ao reitaki ma aobitia man te ununiki ke te aobitin te man n te tarebon ae 65264 IN THE PACIFIC Anoplolepis gracilipes Size: 5 mm spray harms lives inlives on night day crops peoplewildlife trees groundactive s acid ©Phil www. alexanderwild. com © Lester © Phil Lester E • • • kanga aron teina ke kina angin te tai e kai nonora te tia mwakuri ao tiaki aia uea n aine e biri n te aro n aki akaka a ananau waena ao ana antena taan mwakuri abakina 3 -5 mm Te Uea n aine e bubura riki nakon te tia mwakuri Kanganga aika a riki man te kinnongo • urua ke n tiringa te aroka • tiringia maan aika uarereke, mania, mannikiba, ao te beru • e kaotinakoa te aetite ao ni kamwengabuakaia aomata ni mwengaia ao n aia tabo ni mwakuri © Pete Green © Kirsti Abbott © Meghan Cooling A • • mamaeka ia a kakaraoa ngaoia inanon ao iaan tabo n aron aikai banikai, atibu ao kaai bariko ni mange banga ni mwanai bwai ni mwakuri aika bubura wakan taian aroka kanni bariko n aia A • • • kanga no mwamwae bwai ni kateitei aroka ao te tano te mange te aia bao ni mwamwananga
RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT STOP THIS INVADER IN THE PACIFIC Solenopsis invicta Size: 2 -6 mm bites stings harms harms crops peoplewildlife © www. alexanderwild. com lives on day different ground active sizes What they look like • • • © Phil Lester IN THE PACIFIC • • • reddish-brown body, black abdomen very aggressive and sting when disturbed workers in many sizes 2 -6 mm long queens are much larger than workers, new queens those likely to be seen have wings builds mounds up to 40 cm high with no visible entrance • © Phil Lester • • Problems they cause • © Johnny N. Dell Bugwood. Wiki • • • kill small animals like crabs, birds & lizards painful sting can cause allergic reaction eats seeds, roots, fruits of some crops mounds interfere with farm equipment Problems they cause • © Johnny N. Dell Bugwood. Wiki © www. alexanderwild. com • © www. alexanderwild. com build mounds in places like • gardens • fields • pastures • parks • beaches How they travel hidden in • wooden containers • soil, compost, mulch, sand, gravel • rubbish • machinery • vehicles These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine kill small animals like crabs, birds & lizards painful sting can cause allergic reaction eats seeds, roots, fruits of some crops mounds interfere with farm equipment Where they live How they travel © www. alexanderwild. com • • Where they live build mounds in places like • gardens • fields • pastures • parks • beaches • reddish-brown body, black abdomen very aggressive and sting when disturbed workers in many sizes 2 -6 mm long queens are much larger than workers, new queens those likely to be seen have wings builds mounds up to 40 cm high with no visible entrance hidden in • wooden containers • soil, compost, mulch, sand, gravel • rubbish • machinery • vehicles © www. alexanderwild. com These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine
RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT STOP THIS INVADER These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine IN THE PACIFIC Solenopsis invicta Size: 2 -6 mm bites stings harms lives on day different crops peoplewildlife ground active sizes © www. alexanderwild. com What they look like • reddish-brown body, black abdomen • very aggressive and sting when disturbed • workers in many sizes 2 -6 mm long • queens are much larger than workers, new queens those likely to be seen have wings • builds mounds up to 40 cm high with no visible entrance Problems they cause • kill small animals like crabs, birds & lizards • painful sting can cause allergic reaction • eats seeds, roots, fruits of some crops • mounds interfere with farm equipment © Johnny N. Dell Bugwood. Wiki © www. alexanderwild. com Where they live build mounds in places like • gardens • fields • pastures • parks • beaches How they travel hidden in • wooden containers • soil, compost, mulch, sand, gravel • rubbish • machinery • vehicles
RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine STOP THIS INVADER IN THE PACIFIC Solenopsis invicta Size: 2 -6 mm bite s © www. alexanderwild. com © Johnny N. Dell Bugwood. Wiki © www. alexanderwild. com stin gs har ms crop s harm s peop le harm s wildli fe lives on grou nd differe nt sizes What they look like • reddish-brown body, black abdomen • very aggressive and sting many times when disturbed • workers (the ants you see) in many sizes 2 -6 mm long • queens (live in the nest) are much larger than workers • new queens have wings and are sometimes seen outside • builds mounds up to 40 cm high with no visible entrance • Sometimes mounds are small Problems they cause • kill small animals like crabs, birds & lizards • painful sting can cause allergic reaction • reduce agricultural productivity • make it difficult to farm (stinging) • mounds interfere with farm equipment • hard to eradicate (get rid of) Where they live build mounds in places like • gardens, parks • fields, pastures • beaches How they travel hidden in • wooden containers • soil, compost, mulch, sand, gravel • rubbish • machinery, vehicles © www. alexanderwild. com day activ e
KINNONGO URAURA AE TENAMWAAKA Totokoa rokon te Kinnongo aio Ngkana ko nora te kinnongo aei ke ko kani karekea riki rongona ae bwanin ao reitaki ma aobitia man te ununiki ke te aobitin te man n te tarebon ae 65264 N KIRIBATI RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT Solenopsis invicta Buburana: abwakina 2 mm nakon 6 mm ten a © www. alexanderwild. com © Johnny N. Dell Bugwood. Wiki © State of New South Wales through NSW Department of Industry © www. alexanderwild. com NGKANA KO KAO-KAA MAI TINANIKU, KO RIAI N TUOA RAOI AM KAA BWA ENA AKEA KINNONGO AIKAI IAONA biotin urubwai wetena nakon kai n amwarake urua urubwai mamaeka mwamwa mwera nakon te i aontano kuri oia buakonim n te aomata aiu ngaina kakaoko ro buburai a Aekakira aron teina • Uraura n buraaun rabwatana, e roroo biritona rikaaki • E nang urbwai ao n tena mwaaka n angiin te tai ngkana ko kakiriweea • Taan mwakuri (ake ngaai ake ko bon tataneiai n nonorii) n te abwaki ae 2 nakon 6 te mm • Te Uea n aine (e mamaeka n ngaona), e nang bubura riki n kabotauaki ma taan mwakuri • Uean n aine aika boou iai baia n kiba ao a kona naba n nonoraki n otinako i tinaniku man ngaoia • A kona n kateitei (man te tano ma mmwamwa n maange) n te rieta ae nakon 40 cm are ko aki kona n nora mataroana ke aia te tabo n rin • Tabetai e uarereke (Tabuki) Kanganga aika a riki man te kinnongo • E tiringii maan n aron te mwanai, mannikiba ao te beru • E kammaraki mwiina ngkana e tenaiko ao e kona n karika te rabwataki. E kona ni mwai kunim imwin 24 te aoa mwiin tenakim. E kona n reke te maneka n te kun imwiina. • E kakana atin taian aroka, waakan te aroka ao uaana. E roota ana kariki uaa te aroka. • E kona n tenaiko inanon am tai n mwakuri i tinaniku Aia tabo ni maeka A kateitei (katabuki) n taabo aikai: • Onnaroka; Taabo n kamaangang • Marae; Taabo ake e maiu iai te uteute • Te bike A A • • kanga aron mwamwanangaia kabaraia n taabo aikai: Bwaoki aika a karaoaki man te kai Te tano bon, kamkamka, maangen aroka, tano, atama Maange Mitiin n karaobwai/Mwakuri; Bao ni mwamwananga
AFRICAN BIGHEADED ANT STOP THIS INVADER IN THE PACIFIC Pheidole megacephala Size: 2 -3. 5 mm harms crops wildlife © www. alexanderwild. com lives on night day different ground activeactive sizes What they look like • • • © www. alexanderwild. com • • light orange-brown body two kinds of workers minors (commonly seen) are 2 mm long majors (rare) are 3 -4 mm long with huge heads queens are much larger and bulkier than workers • • • © www. alexanderwild. com • Problems they cause • • • kill small animals like turtle hatchlings, birds & lizards invade homes & infests food chew on wiring and electric cables causing damage farm other insects that damage crops and spread crop diseases • • © www. alexanderwild. com Where they live © www. alexanderwild. com build nests in and under places like • cracks in buildings • leaves, rocks and wood • rubbish piles • crab burrows • machinery • roots of trees • decaying coconuts • firewood piles hidden in • fruit and other food • wooden containers • plants and soil • rubbish • firewood • machinery • vehicles These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine kill small animals like turtle hatchlings, birds & lizards invade homes & infests food chew on wiring and electric cables causing damage farm other insects that damage crops and spread crop diseases Where they live © www. alexanderwild. com How they travel © Cynthia Vanderlip • light orange-brown body two kinds of workers minors (commonly seen) are 2 mm long majors (rare) are 3 -4 mm long with huge heads queens are much larger and bulkier than workers Problems they cause • © www. alexanderwild. com IN THE PACIFIC build nests in and under places like • cracks in buildings • leaves, rocks and wood • rubbish piles • crab burrows • machinery • roots of trees • decaying coconuts • firewood piles How they travel © Cynthia Vanderlip hidden in • fruit and other food • wooden containers • plants and soil • rubbish • firewood • machinery • vehicles These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine
AFRICAN BIGHEADED ANT STOP THIS INVADER These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine IN THE PACIFIC Pheidole megacephala Size: 2 -3. 5 mm harmslives on night day different crops wildlifeground active sizes © www. alexanderwild. com What they look like • light orange-brown body • two kinds of workers • minors (commonly seen) are 2 mm long • majors (rare) are 3 -4 mm long with huge heads • queens are much larger and bulkier than workers © www. alexanderwild. com © Cynthia Vanderlip Problems they cause • kill small animals like turtle hatchlings, birds & lizards • invade homes & infests food • chew on wiring and electric cables causing damage • farm other insects that damage crops and spread crop diseases Where they live build nests in and under places like • cracks in buildings • leaves, rocks and wood • rubbish piles • crab burrows • machinery • roots of trees • decaying coconuts • firewood piles How they travel hidden in • fruit and other food • wooden containers • plants and soil • rubbish • firewood • machinery • vehicles
LITTLE FIRE ANT STOP THIS INVADER IN THE PACIFIC Wasmannia auropunctata Size: 1. 5 mm stings harms harms crops peoplewildlife © www. alexanderwild. com lives inlives on day trees ground active What they look like • • © ©www. alexanderwild. com • • • © ©www. alexanderwild. com Problems they cause • • kill small animals like crabs, birds &lizards painful sting that causes an itchy rash can blind domestic animals in high densities they make land uninhabitable • © www. alexanderwild. com build nests in and around places like • cracks in buildings • bedding and furniture • rocks, leaves and twigs • trees (including high branches) and shrubs • decaying nuts (e. g. macadamia, coconut) © Panya Kuanun/Shutterstock hidden in • fruit and other food • plants • soil, mulch and compost • Luggage • decaying nuts (e. g. macadamia, coconut) These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine build nests in and around places like • cracks in buildings • bedding and furniture • rocks, leaves and twigs • trees (including high branches) and shrubs • decaying nuts (e. g. macadamia, coconut) How they travel © Hawai’I Department of Agriculture • • kill small animals like crabs, birds &lizards painful sting that causes an itchy rash can blind domestic animals in high densities they make land uninhabitable Where they live © Panya Kuanun/Shutterstock • • tiny, look like moving dots light orange body slow moving workers fall from trees like “stinging rain” workers 1. 5 mm long queens are much larger and bulkier Problems they cause • © www. alexanderwild. com tiny, look like moving dots light orange body slow moving workers fall from trees like “stinging rain” workers 1. 5 mm long queens are much larger and bulkier © Hawai’I Department of Agriculture These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine
LITTLE FIRE ANT STOP THIS INVADER IN THE PACIFIC These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine Wasmannia auropunctata Size: 1. 5 mm stings harms lives inlives on day crops peoplewildlife trees ground active © www. alexanderwild. com © ©www. alexanderwild. com © Panya Kuanun/Shutterstock © Hawai’I Department of Agriculture What they look like • tiny, look like moving dots • light orange body • slow moving • workers fall from trees like “stinging rain” • workers 1. 5 mm long • queens are much larger and bulkier Problems they cause • kill small animals like crabs, birds &lizards • painful sting that causes an itchy rash • can blind domestic animals • in high densities they make land uninhabitable Where they live build nests in and around places like • cracks in buildings • bedding and furniture • rocks, leaves and twigs • trees (including high branches) and shrubs • decaying nuts (e. g. macadamia, coconut) How they travel hidden in • fruit and other food • plants • soil, mulch and compost • Luggage • decaying nuts (e. g. macadamia, coconut)
LITTLE FIRE ANT STOP THIS INVADER IN THE PACIFIC These ants will cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. If you find any of these ants, contact your local biosecurity/quarantine Wasmannia auropunctata Size: 1. 5 mm stin gs © www. alexanderwild. com © ©www. alexanderwild. com © Panya Kuanun/Shutterstock © Hawai’I Department of Agriculture har ms crop s harm s peop le harm s wildli fe lives on grou nd lives in trees day activ e What they look like • tiny, look like moving dots • light orange body • slow moving • workers (the ants you see) fall from trees like “stinging rain” • workers 1. 5 mm long • Queens (live in nests) are much larger than workers Problems they cause • kill small animals like crabs, birds &lizards • painful sting that causes an itchy rash • can blind domestic animals • can affect people’s vision if stung in the eye (clouded cornea) • make it difficult to farm (stinging) • in high densities they make land uninhabitable Where they live build nests in and around places like • cracks in buildings • bedding and furniture • rocks, leaves and twigs • trees (including high branches) and shrubs • decaying nuts (e. g. macadamia, coconut) How they travel hidden in • fruit and other food • plants • soil, mulch and compost • luggage • decaying nuts (e. g. macadamia, coconut)
KINNONGO AORANTI Totokoa rokon te Kinnongo aio Ngkana ko nora te kinnongo aei ke ko kani karekea riki rongona ae bwanin ao reitaki ma aobitia man te ununiki ke te aobitin te man n te tarebon ae 65264 N KIRIBATI LITTLE FIRE ANT Wasmannia auropunctata Buburana : 1. 5 mm boitin wetena © www. alexanderwild. com © ©www. alexanderwild. com © Panya Kuanun/Shutterstock Aekakira aron teina • Bingi • Aoranti maii rabwatana (Karana) • E waereme nakona • Taan mwakuri (kinnongo) e kona n noraki ni baka man te kai “te karau ae bue” • Kinnongo ake taam makuri e nakon 1. 5 abakiia • Te uea n aine e mamaeka ni ngaona ao e bubura riki tarana nakoia ana taan mwakuri Kanganga aika a riki man te kinnongo • E tiringii maan n aron te mwanai, mannikiba ao te beru • E tenamaka ao e ngongo mwina man uraura • E kona ni karika te mataki nakoia maan ao te buakonimaiu • E kona naba n rota aia tara aomata ngkana e tenanaki mataia (te rea ni mata) • E kona n tenaiko inanon am tai n mwakuri i tinaniku • A kona n taua te tabo ba e naaki maekanaki Aia tabo ni maeka Kateakin ngaoia inanon ao ritinanikun: • Te uruaki n te kateitei (bwangan te kai ke buriki) • Te kainiwene ao kainteka • Atiibu, banikai ao mwanga • Aroka (mwanga aika ririeta) ma buakoako • Te momoka ni ben A A • • • © Hawai’I Department of Agriculture urubwai urua urubwai mamaeka mamaek mwamwa nakon kai mwera nakon te i aontano kuri an n oia buakonim n te aroka amwarake aomata aiu ngaina kanga aron mwamwanangaia kabaraia n taabo aikai: Uanikai ao amarake tabeua Aroka Te tano bon, rabunan aroka ao te kamkamka Nnen onea Te momoka ni ben
ARE YOU BRINGING IN ANT INVADERS? © You can more/Shutterstock © Cora Mueller/Shutterstock ARE YOU BRINGING IN ANT INVADERS? © Meghan Cooling © Branko Jovanovic/Shutterstock © Jet. Kat/Shutterstock © Branko Jovanovic/Shutterstock Fines / penalties for not declaring! © Phil Lester © Jet. Kat/Shutterstock © Olga Pink/Shutterstock © Cas Vanderwoude © You can more/Shutterstock © Cora Mueller/Shutterstock Fines / penalties for not declaring! © Cas Vanderwoude © Panya Kuanun/Shutterstock © Kirsti Abbott Invasive ants cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. Stop the invasion by declaring all food, plants and outdoor equipment © Phil Lester © Panya Kuanun/Shutterstock © Kirsti Abbott Invasive ants cause harm to you, your crops and your environment. Stop the invasion by declaring all food, plants and outdoor equipment
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