Minister Byrne said the
Fire Ant Program had recently concluded 3 years of aerial surveillance to confirm the full extent of the
fire ant infestation in South East Queensland.
Laboratory
fire ant colonies (Solenopsis invicta) fail to grow with Bhatkar diet and three other artificial diets.
This detox trick could help explain why these crazy ants can vanquish the red imported
fire ants Solenopsis invicta, which have been spreading across the southern United States since they invaded more than 70 years ago.
Fire ants aren't the only species to suffer under the crazy ant's yoke.
Comparison of polygyne and monogyne red imported
fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) population densities.
Fire ant predation on Wood Duck ducklings and pipped eggs.
In response to the lady that has
fire ants, this is what I do to get rid of ants.
In their experiment, they attached small electrodes to the antennae of the flies and then exposed the flies' antennae to different chemicals from
fire ants.
A single
fire ant colony may have dozens of queens, each capable of laying up to 1,500 eggs per day.
The patient was on no new medications, but had suffered
fire ant bites on several occasions in the past.
Australian governments have set aside $123 million for a national
fire ant eradication program to run over five years.
Red imported
fire ant impact on wildlife: an overview.
