The Department of Land and Natural Resources closed Maakua Ridge-Papali Trail is now off-limits due to the Little Fire Ants (LFA). These insects may be tiny, but they pack a painful sting and ...

or on top of indoor "ant trails" you've noticed. Fire ants that walk through the powdery substance will be killed. Diatomaceous earth, ant bait, and insecticide all take time to work—rarely will ...

Officials first detected little fire ants on a stretch of the trail and in the forest reserve after a member of the public was bitten Feb. 1 and reported it to the Division of Forestry and Wildlife.