Natural Enemies of Fire Ants

 

Pseudacteon</em> spp.  phorid fly attacking fire ant.  Courtesy Sanford Porter, USDA-ARS.Classical or self-sustaining biological control is the use of imported natural enemies to suppress pests.

Self-sustaining biological control can be an effective and environmentally safe method to permanently control pests over wide areas.  As such, it is the basis …

Museum of Novel Fire Ant Control Methods and Products

Using steam to control fire ants. Photo courtesy of Cas Vanderwould, Dept Primary Industries, Queensland, Australia.

The Museum of Novel Fire Ant Control Methods and Products was developed to address the interest in fire ant control practices and products that have been proposed or marketed over the years. These constitute excellent examples of ingenuity in the …