Resources developed for FAO project TCP TUV 3901

Project management resources 

• Inception report 2024 
• Situation report 2024

Management resources

• Survey guide for invasive ants in Tuvalu 
• Integrated Pest Management strategy for yellow crazy ants 
  • ​Annex 3 of the IPM strategy (status on all islands in November 2025). Priority islands in November 2025 are Niutao, Nanumaga, Nui, and Niulakita.
• Standard Operating Procedures for yellow crazy ant management
  • How to choose a YCA management option
• Environmental and Social Impact Assessment​

Workshop presentations and resources 

• June 2025 workshop on YCA management (powerpoint and pdf)
• November 2025 workshop (powerpoint and pdf)

Resources for communicating with the community

1. YCA village/island council briefing (English: A4 handout word and pdf)
2. ​Managing YCA around the village (English: A4 handout word and pdf, A3 poster word and pdf)​​​
3. DOs an DON'Ts for managing the YCA problem: outside the home, inside the home, in cooking areas (English: A4 handout word and pdf, A3 poster word and pdf)
4. How to manage YCA - manage honeydew-producing plant pests like mealybugs (English: A4 handout word and pdf)

Invasive ant awareness

• Worst harmful ants already in Tuvalu poster (powerpoint and pdf)
• Worst harmful ants not yet in Tuvalu and what ants to watch out for poster (powerpoint and pdf)

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Resources from other sources

Identification resources 

• Comparison between YCA and ants that it is confused with (powerpoint and pdf)
• Yellow crazy ant videos (in the lab and in the field)
• Red imported fire ant videos (in the lab)
• Little fire ant videos (in the lab and in the field)
• iNaturalist website - use an international network of experts to get any living thing identified!
• How to use iNaturalist to get an identification (powerpoint and pdf)
  • Download the iNaturalist app on your phone first 
  • You can get the iNaturalist app by taking a photo on your phone of the QR code on the left (or from Google Play or the Apple App store)

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Reference resources

• Pacific Invasive Ant Toolkit website​

The video below shows the application methods for the treatment methods discussed in the management guides.

​Contact Monica Gruber if you would like more information or assistance.

This web page is hosted by Pacific Biosecurity Limited as a courtesy to the Tuvalu Agriculture Department and FAO.