Third Thursday Thrive guest speaker focus on little fire ants

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Heather Forester, an invasive ant extension specialist from the Hawaii Ant Lab, will be the guest speaker at Third Thursday Thrive’s monthly potluck this Thursday. Held in the large conference room at North Hawaii Education and Research Center (NHERC) in Honokaa, the potluck will begin at 6 p.m., with the presentation following at 6:45 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring a healthy dish to share.

Forester will lead an informational session including a Q&A session on little fire ants. She will cover their biology and methods for control. Attendees can bring dead ants in a sealed plastic bag to get them identified. For instruction on how to capture ants, go to www.littlefireants.com/fact%20sheet%203%20-%20lfa%20survey.pdf