To gather information about the Red Imported Fire Ant, select articles from the following headings.

Just Ants

• Myrmecology: The Scientific Study of Ants
• Pest Ants

Governmental Agencies

• California Department of Food and Agriculture Fact Sheets
• Red Imported Fire Ant Page from CDFA
• USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

News Accounts of RIFA Activity

• Fire Ant Awareness Week from Texas A&M University
• Fire Ants Found At Yuma High (see the article linked at the bottom of the page)
• Exotic Pest Do More Damage Than Fires, Floods, and Tornadoes from UC Riverside
• Sun-Sentinel of South Florida
• Agricultural Press Release from Texas A&M University
• California Department of Food and Agriculture Press Release

Current Research

• Ames Plantation, Tennessee
• The University of Arkansas, Division of Agricultural Extension
• Texas A&M University
• The University of Texas, Austin
• Larry Gilbert at the University of Texas, Austin

Commercial Sites

• Heitman Laboratories
• Stein Services