MAUI, Hawaii, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The battle to protect Hawaii's farmlands and natural ecosystems from the onslaught of red ants has been ongoing since 1999 when the species was first discovered on the Big Island.
The pestilent ant -- native to South America -- has since been found on Maui, Oahu and Kauai. But in some places, eradication efforts have been surprisingly successful. Or at least they were.