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Native to central South America, red imported fire ants are established in the U.S. and Australia. Its sting is 95% alkaloid venom, which causes both the pain and white pustule that appears about a day after the sting occurs. In urban settings, they may nest under patio slabs, in lawns, under edges of sidewalks, foundations, concrete driveways, and electrical boxes. After a heavy rain, the colony may move to higher ground or inside homes to take refuge from saturated soil. They also reduce ground-nesting populations of rodents and birds.
Publications
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Winter Ant, False Honey Ant Prenolepis imparis (Say) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)
Jason L. Williams and Andrea Lucky
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.
Bigheaded Ant, Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)
John Warner and Rudolf H. Scheffrahn
Robust Crazy Ant (suggested common name) Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)
Jason Williams and Andrea Lucky
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.
White-Footed Ant, Technomyrmex difficilis (=albipes) Forel (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae)
J. Warner, R. H. Scheffrahn, and B. Cabrera
Pharaoh Ant, Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
J. C. Nickerson, D. L. Harris, and T. R. Fasulo
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.
Dark Rover Ant: Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr
David Tamayo
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.
Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
J. C. Nickerson and K. A. Barbara
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.
Argentine Ant Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Katherine Carroll and Adam Dale
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.
Florida Carpenter Ant, Bull Ant, Tortugas Carpenter Ant, Camponotus floridanus (Buckley) and Camponotus tortuganus (Emery) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Subfamily ormicinae: Tribe Camponotini)
John Warner and Rudolf H. Scheffrahn
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.
Little Fire Ant Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Virginia Rose Seagal and Andrea Lucky
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.
Florida Carpenter Ants
P. G. Koehler, R. M. Pereira, R. J. Vazquez, Philip G. Koehler, Roberto M. Pereira, Jack Richard Warner, Jack Richard Warner, andRudolf H. Scheffrahn
A UF/IFAS numbered publication for General Public audience(s). in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management
Ghost Ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
J. C. Nickerson, C. L. Bloomcamp, and R. M. Pereira
A UF/IFAS numbered Organism ID. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management
Acrobat Ant, Crematogaster ashmeadi Emery (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)
Emily V. Saarinen
A UF/IFAS numbered Organism ID. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management
Slender Twig Ant Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Pseudomyrmecinae)
Patricia L. Toth
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
Compact Carpenter Ant (proposed common name), Camponotus planatus (Roger) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
John Warner and Rudolf H. Scheffrahn
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.
Ants
P. G. Koehler, R. J. Vazquez, and R. M. Pereira
A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for General Public audience(s).
Immigrant Pavement Ant Tetramorium immigrans Santschi (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Miles J. Maxcer, Jason L. Williams, and Andrea Lucky
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.
Florida Harvester Ant
J. C. Nickerson and T. R. Fasulo
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.
Alluaud’s Little Yellow Ant Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Thomas Chouvenc, Andrea Lucky, andMatthew Miller
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.
Shining Orange Slender Twig Ant (suggested common name) Pseudomyrmex simplex (F. Smith) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Pseudomyrmecine)
Emily J. Le Falchier and Carey R. Minteer
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.