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Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas
LH059/ENY226 by eXtension Imported Fire Ants communityMarch 4, 2024This publication is updated quarterly. For the most current version of this document, refer to the version posted on the Imported Fire Ants site, https://ant-pests.extension.org/managing-imported-fire-ants-in-urban-areas/.
Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)
IN352/EENY-195 by Laura Collins and Rudolf H. ScheffrahnOctober 23, 2020
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Fire Ants in the Garden
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Red Imported Fire Ants: Where did they come from and what are my options?
Jonael BosquesAugust 23rd, 2017They are everywhere. They came from South America in the 1930s and were first reported entering ports in the Panhandle coming in from Brazil. It is the red imported fire ant (RIFA). There are two types of fire ants in this state: the native fire ant (Solenopsis geminata) and the RIFA (S. invicta). As of […]