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Invasive Plants and Animals: Fire Ants
- Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Australia).
Invasive Red Fire Ants Found in Europe for the First Time
- Sep 11, 2023
- Natural History Museum (United Kingdom).
- An invasive species of ant has been discovered in Europe for the first time. Nearly 90 nests of the red imported fire ant, or Solenopsis invicta, were found near the city of Syracuse, Italy, according to a new report published in the journal Current Biology. While the ants have occasionally been found in imported products in Europe, this is the first time they have become established in the wild.
Invasive Species Compendium - Solenopsis invicta
- CAB International.
Invasive.org - Red Imported Fire Ant
- University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas [PDF, 1.60 MB]
- University of Arkansas. Cooperative Extension Service.
- See also: Urban Entomology/Pest Management in Arkansas for more factsheets
Natural Enemies Close In on Fire Ants
- Sep 9, 2019
- USDA. ARS. Tellus.
- Hunting for natural enemies of the red imported fire ant is paying off for Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. Their latest discovery — a new virus found in fire ants from Argentina — has the potential of becoming a biological control agent against the red imported fire ants infesting the U.S.
Oregon Pest Alert: Red Imported Fire Ant [PDF, 2.1 MB]
- Oregon Department of Agriculture.
- See also: Pest Alerts for more pests
Pacific Invasive Ant key (PIAkey): Identification guide to ants of the Pacific Islands - Solenopsis invicta
- USDA. APHIS. PPQ. CPHST. Identification Technology Program.
Pacific Pests, Pathogens, & Weeds - Red Imported Fire Ant
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. PestNet.
Pest Alert - Red Imported Fire Ant [PDF, 443 KB]
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Industry Division. Plant Protection Section.
- See also: Plant Industry- Pest Alerts for more factsheets
Pest Notes: Red Imported Fire Ant
- University of California. Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.
- Pest Notes are peer-reviewed scientific publications about specific pests or pest management topics, directed at California's home and landscape audiences.
Pest Profile - Red Imported Fire Ant
- California Department of Food and Agriculture. Plant Health Division. Pest Detection/Emergency Projects Branch.
Pest Tracker - Survey Status of Red Imported Fire Ant (IFA)
- USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.
Plant Pest and Disease Program: Insects - Imported Fire Ant
- USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) [PDF, 2.53 MB]
- 2019
- Virginia Tech; Virginia State University. Virginia Cooperative Extension.
Red Imported Fire Ant in North Carolina
- North Carolina State University. Cooperative Extension.
Red Imported Fire Ants
- Oklahoma State University. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.
Texas Imported Fire Ant Research and Management
- Texas A&M University. Entomology.
Texas Invasives Database - Solenopsis invicta
- TexasInvasives.org.
The Quiet Invasion: A Guide to Invasive Species of the Galveston Bay Area - Red Imported Fire Ant; RIFA
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Galveston Bay Estuary Program; Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC).