The latimes has an article about a scientist that studied two different types of ants on Hispaniola. The last paragraph of the article is:
"Wilson described the ant plague on Hispaniola as the first environmental disaster of the New World."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...0050108/ts_latimes/maraudingantsmayhavehadaid
"Wilson described the ant plague on Hispaniola as the first environmental disaster of the New World."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...0050108/ts_latimes/maraudingantsmayhavehadaid