When choosing a broadcast bait to control imported fire ants, hereafter referred to as fire ants, consumers and pest management professionals are faced with a confusing array of brand names and active ingredients with varying product performances. This guide …
Las hormigas con alas, a menudo llamadas aladas o voladoras, son hormigas machos o hembras fértiles que tienen la capacidad de aparearse. La mayor parte de las hormigas en una colonia son obreras hembras estériles, sin alas que no pueden …
Las obreras de hormigas bravas importadas vienen en una variedad de tamaños (de 1/16 a casi ¼ de pulgada) siendo las obreras más grandes dos o tres veces más grande que las hormigas más pequeñas. Las hormigas reinas son de …
Imported fire ants live in colonies in the soil. If a colony is flooded during a rainstorm or other high-water situation, the ants cling together and form a living raft that floats on the flood waters. Once the raft …
Imported fire ants can cause problems on poultry farms by attacking chickens and foraging on broken eggs. Fire ant stings cause blemishes that can reduce the quality of poultry. For management of imported fire ants in and around poultry houses, …
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 …
Various fire ant control products are labeled for use in the vegetable garden.
Only a few bait products are currently approved for use in the home vegetable garden:
These natural enemies of fire ants are not commercially available. You will not need to purchase them because the natural enemies are expected to spread on their own. It would be too expensive for the typical homeowner to …
Fire ants can’t survive for prolonged periods in conditions that freeze soil as deep as they are nesting. In the Deep South, it is unlikely that low winter temperatures will affect fire ant populations. However, at their extreme northern range…
In areas where fire ant populations are very high, the ants may reduce populations of other ground-dwelling insects. This includes some native ant species, with which they compete for resources. Reducing the population of ground dwelling insects may affect the …
