The little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) or LFA, is a very small invasive ant species originally from south America. Over the past century or so, they have been spread by human commerce to Florida and Hawai`i, Israel, west Africa, …
Are there fire ants or other ants that sting in Canada? How about in the northeastern United States? How about Hawaii?
There are no true fire ants in Canada or the northeastern United States. The term “fire ants” refers to a select group of ant species in the genus Solenopsis.
S. W. Taber, in his book Fire Ants (Texas A&M …