The current U.S. population of red imported fire ants--which infest millions of acres across the southern states -- can be traced back to nine to 20 queens in Mobile, Alabama.
NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Fire ants have infested several parts of Virginia's South Hampton Roads, the state Department of Agriculture said.
For fire ants, human disturbance of the environment is the main force behind their negative impacts on other species.
... conducted an experiment in which she compared the responses to fire-ant attacks of lizards that were collected from four ... ants 23, 54, and 68 years ago. Her goal was to determine whether the amount ...
Zombie fire ants may not sound like a cool thing, but wait a minute, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Even in its native Argentina, the fire ant wins in head-to-head competition with other ant species more than three-quarters of the time.
Two separate strategies for reducing the spread of red imported fire ants (RIFA) are being combined by scientists as part of a strategy that could potentially add to the arsenal against this spreading ...
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DALLAS, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The Dallas area is swarming with fire ants, forced up from their subterranean homes by unusually wet weather lately, parks department officials said.
New research suggests that just 9 to 20 unrelated red imported fire ant queens were responsible for the colonization of South American and the United States.
... types of genes that may control social organization in fire ant colonies. Published July 18th ... influence the expression of socially relevant traits.
The fire ant Solenopsis invicta displays natural ...
... primarily for plant-eating ants, however. Carnivorous ants, such as fire ants, apparently get ... Panama," he said. "Why were there so many?"
Because ants are easier to study than bees, Kaspari designed ...
... worst invasive pests. The red imported fire ant causes about US$ 750 million of ... get out of control.
"The future will therefore see many more ants become invasive, so it is about time we understand ...
Longer-limbed lizards can make a quicker escape from pesky fire ants.
There could be plenty of dead ants on display as a Halifax neighbourhood tries to come up with a co-ordinated plan to get rid of this menace.
