Tawny Crazy Ants

Tawny Crazy Ant-Vaders

Stephanie Hill, Jodi Scott, Dawn Calibeo, and Rebecca Baldwin

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of the Tawny Crazy Ant, Nylanderia fulva (Mayr)

Faith Oi, Dawn Calibeo, John Paige III, and Michael Bentley

A UF/IFAS numbered publication. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management

Tawny Crazy Ant

S. K. Hill, R. W. Baldwin, R. M. Pereira, and P. G. Koehler

As of 2012, tawny crazy ants have invaded 24 counties in Florida, parts of southeast Texas, and other areas of the southeastern U.S. The tawny crazy ant is considered a series pest. This species infests buildings and greenhouses, attacks crops, domestic animals, honeybee hives, displaces native ant species, and disrupts electrical equipment. This fact sheet covers the tawny crazy ant’s distribution, description, colonies, feeding habits, and pest status and control.

Tawny Crazy Ant (previously known as Caribbean crazy ant) Nylanderia (formerly Paratrechina) fulva (Mayr) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)

Shweta Sharma, John Warner, and Rudolph H. Scheffrahn

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.