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The Pacific Invasive Ant Key is an illustrated identification guide for invasive ant species commonly encountered in the Pacific Island region. The program is sponsored by USDA APHIS PPQ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology and the University of California at Davis.

You may have seen the news reports about the horticultural industry serving as a vector for invasive slugs and snails into Hawaii, including this one from the Sunday, November 30, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser . Dr. Robert Cowie and his colleagues surveyed 40 nurseries, botanical gardens and other facilities...