The Red Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): An Historical Perspective of Treatment Programs and the Development of Chemical Baits for Control

@article{Williams2001TheRI,
  title={The Red Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): An Historical Perspective of Treatment Programs and the Development of Chemical Baits for Control},
  author={David F. Williams and Homer L. Collins and David H Oi},
  journal={American Entomologist},
  year={2001},
  volume={47},
  pages={146-159}
}
AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST • Fall 2001 The major ant pest in the southern United States in the early 1900s was the Argentine ant Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Wojcik 1994). Thus, there was little concern when imported fire ants were detected in and around Mobile, AL, by Loding (1929). In a short time, this level of concern changed as this new, more serious pest became a major problem. At the time of its discovery, this new pest was believed to be only one species, Solenopsis saevissima (variety… 
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