USDA Agricultural Research Services Web site on area wide suppression of fire ants.

Infestation Maps

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Slideshow

Click here to view a slideshow of the distribution of fire ants across the U.S. over time.
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Individual Maps

Click here to view the distribution of fire ants across the U.S. in 1931. Click here to view the distribution of fire ants across the U.S. in 1958.
Click here to view the distribution of fire ants across the U.S. in 1968. Click here to view the distribution of fire ants across the U.S. in 1978.
Click here to view the distribution of fire ants across the U.S. in 1988. Click here to view the distribution of fire ants across the U.S. in 1998.
Click here to view the distribution of fire ants across the U.S. in 2001.

Potential United States range expansion

Potential global range expansion

Imported Fire Ants

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