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Red Fire Ants - Research Paper

Red Fire Ants

Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis Invicta)

The Red Imported Fire Ants is one of Maryland’s most invasive species. With many others invasive species the Department of Agriculture is relying on reports from residents to detect new infestations.

How long has the organism been in this country and in your state? The Red Imported Fire Ants is a native of South America. It became a pest in Australia, Taiwan, Philippines, and in Southern United States of America. The colonies of Red Imported Fire Ants were accidentally introduced in United States in 1930, the harbor of Mobile, Alabama. Since then, the Red Imported Fire Ants has spread from Alabama to every state of the ...

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goods were infested with the ant.

How has it impacted the environment? (Both direct impacts, and indirect from eradication efforts) The Red Imported Fire Ants has impacted the environment because the can adapt to both flood and drought conditions. If the ants sense increase in the water level of their nest, they will bond together and build raft that make them able to float on the water. And then they can build their somewhere else where the water level has not increase. And with drought they build their nest with a structure, which does include underground scour tunnels that extends far enough down to the water level. Red Imported Fire Ants do not hibernate during the winter but the can survive cold conditions as low as 16 degree Fahrenheit. The United States of America can control the Red Imported Fire Ants, but they can be eradication. There is a number of products that is available, that can be use on a mound to mound basic to destroy the Red Imported Fire ...

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Added: 3/21/2011 09:10:08 AM
Submitted By: remy5323
Category: Environment
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 727
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