Established. 1 island, 1-3 populations, <1ha - in 2006. (Booy, O. & Key, J. (2020) Prioritising the management of established invasive non-native species in Anguilla: eradication and spread prevention. Great Britain Non-native Species Secretariat, Animal and Plant Health Agency, pp. 1–54); Common throughout the Caribbean region, including Anguilla (FERA and Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020) UK Overseas Territories Factsheet , Produced for Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. March.); In 2006, J.K. Wetterer reported only one region in Anguilla where a dense population of this species was found, in the closed canopy forest of Katouche Valley. However, the exact distribution of the species in Anguilla is not known and there is low confidence in the situation assessment for this species. It is known to be established in neighbouring St. Martin. (Invasive Species Management Plan: Eradication of the Little Fire Ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) from Anguilla (2020) Management Plan. [Great Britain Non-native Species Secretariat]); W. auropunctata has been described as a true generalist in its choice of nest sites and habitats. It occurs in a range of habitats from urban settlements and fields through to undisturbed forest. Generally, W. auropunctata nests in unstable microhabitats. It can occur in habitats that are wet or dry and it will nest on the ground or in trees. Unlike Solenopsis geminata, it does not colonize disturbed habitats rapidly (Invasive Species Management Plan: Eradication of the Little Fire Ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) from Anguilla (2020) Management Plan. [Great Britain Non-native Species Secretariat]);
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Invasive. (Olaf Booy & Jill Key. 2020. Prioritising the management of established invasive non-native species in Anguilla report.);
A small ant, golden brown. Little fire ant is a Neotropical species that has spread to parts of Africa, North America, Caribbean, Pacific, and Australia. (FERA and Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020) UK Overseas Territories Factsheet , Produced for Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. March.);
Booy, O. & Key, J. (2020) Prioritising the management of established invasive non-native species in Anguilla: eradication and spread prevention. Great Britain Non-native Species Secretariat, Animal and Plant Health Agency, pp. 1–54 (to check Establishment Status and common name); FERA and Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020) UK Overseas Territories Factsheet , Produced for Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. March. (Common name, First record, Other information); Key, J., Booy, O. & Connor, R. (2020) STOP THE SPREAD: Invasive species in Anguilla summary report. Great Britain Non-native Species Secretariat, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Department of Environment Government of Anguilla, pp. 1, 7.; Invasive Species Management Plan: Eradication of the Little Fire Ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) from Anguilla (2020) Management Plan. [Great Britain Non-native Species Secretariat];