IFAS Extension
European Fire Ant, Red Ant (suggested common names), Myrmica rubra Linnaeus (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)
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Contacts: Elena Rhodes
Release Date: 10/20/2025
Agriculture
Abstract
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
About this Publication
This document is EENY-410, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2007. Revised June 2016, June 2022, and February 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Arevalo, H. A., & Groden, E. (2007). European Fire Ant, Red Ant (suggested common names), Myrmica rubra Linnaeus (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). EDIS, 2007(19). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in746-2007
Authors
H. Alejandro Arevalo
Department of Entomology and Nematology
Eleanor Groden
School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology