This is due to the fact that the colonies grow fast, produce lots of queens, produce queens during many months of the year, and have queens that fly. Impacts of this ant are primarily associated with its aggressive stinging of humans and animals that disturb it. When a nest is disturbed hundreds of workers will attack and relentlessly sting the intruder. Stings are painful, and usually a victim will incur multiple stings.
Stings sometimes lead to secondary infection.
In addition to threatening human and animal safety, this ant also damages electrical and farm equipment, and crops. In summary, the RIFA inflicts serious health, economic, and environmental impacts on communities it invades. Solenopsis invicta would likely do very well in Hawaii. If it were to become established here. With the recent establishment of this ant in California, the chance of its being introduced to Hawaii has increased, possibly, dramatically.