Intern Account: Princes (Apr 7):
"I joined Heather and Jaap to help with this experiment to get rid of Yellow Crazy Ants from the islets because ants have recently begun to be a big problem. They actually attack eggs that are about to hatch and kill them. So, what we did was set out containers with different kinds of food (such as a corn-based bait) in a certain area where there were a lot of ants. We started early in the morning and the water was really shallow so there wasn’t any problem getting to the island. I had my camera with me and I took a lot of pictures. I really had a lot of fun during this trip; it was one of my favorite field works also."

Intern Account: Malia (Apr 5):
Mokoli'i is definity my least favorite islet. No matter how many islets I visit, I know this one will be my least favorite. We ventured onto the islet to protect the shearwater's eggs from the ants that were eating them. We had to walk around the islet in its entirety, whether there was a trail or not, to plant the ant bait. By the time we were half way around the island it was time to pick up the first batch. Thus, we were racing the clock for the first batch and for light, since night was soon approaching. We raced around the rest of the islet in which we had to make our own trail through Lantana bushes taller than I while falling through the soft bushes that coated the ground. Unfortunately, Lantana bushes have thorns on them, many thorns which will tear your skin apart. Unfortunately again I was wearing shorts and a short sleeved T-shirt, a combination that did not mesh well with the thorns. As you can assume, I left the island looking either like I was scratched and mauled by a persistent, evil cat or like I was whipped from the waste down. On the other hand, the kayak out to the islet and the islet itself is utterly beautiful, the Lantana bushes, I wish i could say the same."