• Introduction
• Management Options
• Organizing a Community-Wide Suppression Program
• Treatment Methods
• Biology and Identification
• Medical Problems
• History of Control Efforts
• Fire Ant Insecticides
• Policy Statement
• Acknowledgments
• Print this Lesson

Suggested pesticides must be registered and labeled for use by the Environmental Protection Agency and the appropriate state Department of Agriculture or regulatory agency. The status of pesticide label clearances is subject to change and may have changed since this publication was printed. County Extension agents and appropriate specialists are advised of changes as they occur.

The USER is always responsible for the effects of pesticide residues, as well as for problems that could arise from drift or movement of the pesticides from his property to that of others. Always read and follow carefully the instructions on the product label.

The information given herein is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the participating states’ Cooperative Extension Service, Agricultural Experiment Station, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, or Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is implied.

For additional information about imported fire ant management, contact your county Extension agent or visit these Web sites:

Texas Imported Fire Ant Research and Management Project

Discover Entomology Texas A&M University

Texas Cooperative Extension Bookstore (browse “insects”)

Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Fire Ant Help from Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Alabama Fire Ant Management Program

USDA ARS Areawide Fire Ant Suppression

Lousisana State University

Louisiana State University AgCenter (search for “ants”)

aphis.usda.gov Imported Fire Ants

USDA ARS Areawide Fire Ant Suppression