Invasive little fire ants prefer cooked beef, seeds over tuna

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What happened

If you are trying to detect or bait little fire ants in your backyard, scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa suggest swapping tuna for cooked beef and sunflower seeds.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:00:03 UTC.

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