Fire Ants

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Fire

Ants

RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS

Solenopsis invicta

Color
Dark reddish brown

Legs
Six

Shape
Segmented; oval

Size
1/8-3/8

Antennae
Yes

Flight
No



Knoxville pest gallery

Red imported fire ants nest in soil and build mound nests. They can infest garages.

Habits
These ants will build large mound nests, and will sting humans who come across a nest.

Habitat
Red imported fire ants will build their nest mounds outdoors in landscape areas or near a structural foundation. The ant will gain entry to a building through holes or cracks.

Threats
The sting of a red imported fire ant is painful and often results in a raised welt that becomes a white pustule. Often, a person stung by a red imported fire ant receives multiple painful stings from more than one of the ants. Persons allergic to insect stings will react more severely.

Red Imported Fire Ants can be found in AL, AK

Prevention
Red imported fire ants and their telltale mound nests should be actively avoided. To prevent entry into a structure, seal all internal and external cracks and crevices.

Ants

  1. Argentine Ants
  2. Carpenter Ants
  3. Fire Ants
  4. Odorous House Ants
  5. Pavement Ants

Bees, Hornets, & Wasps

  1. Bumble Bees
  2. Carpenter Bees
  3. Honeybees

Blood Feeders

  1. Bedbugs
  2. Fleas
  3. Mosquitoes

Cockroaches

  1. American Cockroaches
  2. Oriental Cockroaches




Fabric & Paper Pests

  1. Carpet Beetles

Flies (non-biting)

  1. Fleas
  2. Fruit Flies
  3. House Fly

Occasional Invaders

  1. Earwigs
  2. Ladybugs
  3. Pillbugs

Spiders

  1. Black Widow Spider
  2. Brown Recluse Spider




Stored Product Pests

  1. Indian Meal Moths
  2. Pillbugs

Vertebrate Pests

  1. Norway Rats
  2. Roof Rats

Termites

  1. Subterranean Termites




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