Reports on the efforts to prevent the spread of fire ants in the United States (US). Introduction of natural enemies of the ants; How fire ants reached the US; How the thelahonia solenopsae microorganism infects fir...
Fire ants in the United States are broadly categorized into two groups – imported fire ants and native fire ants. Imported fire ants The most commonly encountered imported fire ant is the red imported fire ant, or Solenopsis invicta, also known as RIFA for short. Red imported fire ants pose...
Unlike queen fire ants in Brazil, two queens in the United States share a nest. Ants from these nests are more aggressive than those from single-queen nests. By destroying virtually all insects in the nest area, these aggressive ants gain sole access to food sources, and the ant population ...
There are many different kinds of fire ants,and you can find them in the south of the United States.One kind is the red fire ant,which is red and brown and about half the size of a pencil eraser.Red fire ants like to live together. A person may get stung(叮,蜇) by a fire an ...
Any of various ants of the genusSolenopsisthat build large mounds and can inflict a painful sting, especiallyS. invicta,native to South America and naturalized in the southern United States. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Miff...
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Several species of fire ants are native to the United States, but non-native red imported fire ants are the species homeowners fear most. These hazardous pests were accidentally introduced to the United States from South America. Since that time, they've become known for their aggressive response...
For more than 80 years, Solenopsis Invicta has been on a ceaseless march across the United States, racking up six billion dollars every year in crop damage, equipment repair, and pest control. They have conquered more than 320 million acres in 13 states and killed at least 80 people. And ...
Fire ants are a genus of nearly 200 species of ants that occur in tropical regions of the world, such as Central and South America, and in some temperate regions, such as North America. The best-known member of the genus, the red imported fire ant, was a
So·le·nop·sis in·vic·ta (sōl-ĕ-nop'sis in-vik'tă) The red fire ant, a species imported from South America that has spread extensively within the southeastern United States, where it has become a major pest of humans and animals; it readily stings humans, producing local swelli...