Alarm bells ring in Vanuatu

Since December 1998, three islands in Vanuatu have been infested by the red ant Wasmannia auropunctata. These tiny undesirables measure between just 1 and 1.5 mm, and build their nests in tree trunks or under waste vegetation, attacking plants - by...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2000
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46662
Description
Summary:Since December 1998, three islands in Vanuatu have been infested by the red ant Wasmannia auropunctata. These tiny undesirables measure between just 1 and 1.5 mm, and build their nests in tree trunks or under waste vegetation, attacking plants - by...