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Fire Ants

Educational resources on Fire Ants


Links from educational and academic institutions for Fire Ants:

Texas Imported Fire Ant Research and Management Project: First Aid Treatment for Ant Stings. How can I tell if I fire ants? Have you done the Texas Two-Step? ... Managing fire ants: Have you done the Texas Two-Step? ...
http://fireant.tamu.edu/ 1

Lockley: Imported Fire Ants: Four species of fire ants are currently found within the contiguous southeastern US Fire ants are omonivorous, feeding on almost any plant or animal material ...
http://ipmworld.umn.edu/chapters/lockley.htm 2

Imported Fire Ant - FAQ: Fire Ants, Armadillos, and Phorid Flies - Answers to Frequently Asked Questions*. ... 3. I'm not sure I have fire ants. How can I be sure? ...
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~gilbert/research/fireants/faq.html 3

phorid fly (Pseudacteon): Behavioral and Community Interaction of Phorid Flies and Fire Ants. ... LE Gilbert observing phorid flies attacking fire ants in Brazil (3 Nov 95). ...
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~gilbert/research/fireants/ 4

Imported Fire Ants on Lawns and Turf: Imported Fire Ants on Lawns and Turf 1. ... Imported fire ants are aggressive, reddish brown to black ants that are 1/8 to 1/4 in long. ...
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/LH059 5

OSU Ento & Plant Path Fire Ants: Oklahoma State University. Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta, are stinging insects that belong to the same order as bees and wasps. ...
http://www.ento.okstate.edu/fireants/fireants.html 6

Fire Ants in Georgia: Fire Ants in Georgia. T. Don Canerday, Former Head, Extension Entomology. Fire ants are of tremendous concern to Georgians. ... Spread of Fire Ants. ...
http://www.ent.uga.edu/docs/fire_ants_in_georgia.htm 7

PestTracker Insect: Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta: County; 05.28.2003 AL: Fire Ants Hiding from Phorid Flies; 03.21.2003 Proposed: Methoprene Added as Chemical Treatment [68 FR13859]; ...
http://www.ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/ifa/ 8

Red Imported Fire Ant Management Guidelines--UC IPM: Red imported fire ants. Red Imported Fire Ant. Published 4/01. In this Guideline: PDF to Print. ...
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7487.html 9



Links from organizations for Fire Ants:



Fire Ants: FIRE ANTS. The imported fire ant is unique because it is a pest in both urban and rural areas. ... Start Here: What are Fire Ants. Fire Ants FAQ. ...
http://www.antcolony.org/fire_ants.htm 1

UACES: AR Agriculture: Pest Management: Fireants Introduction: Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) are a problem pest throughout much of the Southeastern United States. ... Managing fire ants can be quite difficult. ...
http://www.aragriculture.org/pestmanagement/fireants/default.asp 2

issg Database: Ecology of Solenopsis invicta: ...vertebrate competitors from resources. Description Fire ants are very similar to many common ant species. They are quite small, varying ...
http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=77&fr=1&sts=sss 3

Fire Ant Links: ...something in particular. NEWS: Fire Ants in Beaufort stepping on something loose and soft? Fire Ants....RUN! The fire ant, also ...
http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/ants/Solenopsis/Sollinks.html 4

Texas Cooperative Extension Bookstore - B-6043: Managing Imported ...: B-6043. Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas. The imported fire ant is found in much of Texas and across the southeastern US ...
http://tcebookstore.org/pubinfo.cfm?pubid=715 5

Texas Cooperative Extension Bookstore - B-6076: Managing Red ...: B-6076. Managing Red Imported Fire Ants in Agriculture. Fire ants cause many problems in agriculture. This publication discusses site ...
http://tcebookstore.org/pubinfo.cfm?pubid=1003 6

Professional Pest Management Association: Fire Ants. COMMON NAME: Fire Ants. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Solenopsis spp. CLASS/ORDER/ FAMILY: Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae. METAMORPHOSIS: Complete. INTRODUCTION. ...
http://www.pestworld.org/homeowners/spotlight/fire_ants.asp 7

Fire Ants: Parents Human Resources. FIRE ANTS. The Los Angeles County RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT PROGRAM needs your help. See this brochure <<<. For more ...
http://www.lacofd.org/fire_ants.htm 8

Hey! A Fire Ant Stung Me!: Fire ants think they're hot stuff. Learn how to handle them in this article for kids. ...
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/bugs/fire_ant.html 9



Links from government agencies for Fire Ants:

ARS : News & Events: Update: Hot on the Trail of Fire Ants. Fire ant queens: Click here for full photo caption. ... Red imported fire ants keep adapting to life in the United States. ...
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/feb03/ants0203.htm 1

ARS Project: INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF IMPORTED FIRE ANTS AND ...: INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF IMPORTED FIRE ANTS AND EMERGING URBAN PEST PROBLEMS (403562)(1) Develop & demonstrate biologically-based integrated large scale mgmt. ...
http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/projects/projects.htm?ACCN_NO=403562 2

Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication/Control Program: For a current appraisal of the numbers of red imported fire ants being confirmed in your area and local treatment activities, please refer to the county RIFA ...
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/pdep/rifa/ 3

California | CDFA | Red Imported Fire Ants: Close up of Red Imported Fire Ants tending their eggs (143K) Photo Credit: University of California Cooperative Extension, Lab colony of Red Imported Fire Ants ...
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/pdep/rifa/html/english/mediaroom/Resources.html 4

Invasive Species: Red imported fire ant profile: Areawide Suppression of Fire Ants [US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service] Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution ...
http://www.invasivespecies.gov/profiles/fireant.shtml 5

National Park Service - Nature & Science: Biologic Resources: Fireants. This module is intended to serve as a source of basic information needed to implement an integrated pest management program for fire ants. ...
http://www.nature.nps.gov/biology/ipm/manual/fireants.htm 8

Household Products Database: Insecticide. Molluscicide Rodenticide. Type. ants ants & roaches aphids beetles berries bulbs caterpillars fertilizer w/insecticide. fire ants. ...
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/prodtree?prodcat=Pesticides&purpose=Insecticide&type=fire+ants 9





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