Insect Management
Red Imported Fire Ants Links
Listen to sounds created by Solenopsis invicta's 'cousin' the
black imported fire ant Solenopsis richteri, site at Ole
Miss
Social Insects web page (an American Museum of Natural History site) - with
lots more detailed information about ants and other social insects - lots of
great photographs to download too!! It has some of Torre-Bueno's glossary of
entomological terms etc.
Check out the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
(AAAAI) information on allergies related to stinging insects
California and the Fire Ant Situation - link to a web site from
California Dept of Food & Agriculture
California's Red Imported Fire Ant Page - California has a comic book
you can download or view online. A teacher's guide is also available
with classroom activities and instructional games.
In 1998, RIFA was found in California. Currently, California is trying
to determine the best method to minimize the impact this pest can have
on the environment. Currently infestations in several counties have been
located. Check out the
California Department of Food and Agriculture's Web site for more
information.
Fire Ant Research in South Carolina - South Carolina provides the
entire 1999 Proceedings of the Imported Fire Ant Conference, along with
a listing of their funded projects.
Hawaii and Fire Ants - The Hawaii Biological Survey maintains web
pages with links to many of the fire ant web pages. The links are broken
into 10 categories from News, Extension, Research and Surveys.
Louisiana State University and Fire Ants - Louisiana has developed an
online quiz you can take after going through their pages - it asks
questions such as "Winged ants are called?" a. alates
b. fliers c. killer ants
For example, Maryland has been fighting fire ants in small areas since
1988 in the hopes of keeping this pest from establishing in their state.
Annual Report of 1998 notes 9 infestations since 1988
Nevada has an infestation of fire ants - check out their public
information alert
Texas'
Imported Fire Ant Research and Management Plan - Texas' extensive
web site has slide shows and images available to download, along with
lots of information about the research being conducted in the state and
elsewhere.
USDA APHIS Map
USDA-ARS Fire Ant Areawide Suppression - The site has news and updates
and short video clips of phorid fly emergence and attack behaviors.
Online publications are available also. Visitors are asked to fill out a
survey with questions regarding the economic impact of the red imported
fire ant.
Visit L.E. Gilbert's Lab for additional information
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