Little Fire Ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Little Fire Ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Prior to the advent of chlorinated hydrocarbons, organophosphates, and carbamates the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger), was a problem in Florida.The use of persistent pesticide chemicals reduced the populations of the ants until they were no longer a menace.With the reduction in the Bike Accessories - Bike Carriers use of these persistent pesticide chemicals populations of little fire ants have been allowed to increase, and in some areas, to develop Room Spray into a serious problem.This document is EENY-139 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular No.

248), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.Published: June 2000.https://edis.ifas.

ufl.edu/in296.