This web site was modified from the following regional publications:
B-6076 Managing Red Imported Fire Ants in Agriculture and
B-6043 Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas.

Information was also taken from:

Vinson, S. B. 1997. "Invasion of the Red Imported Fire Ant", Amer. Ent. vol 43 No 1 pp23-39.
Courtesy of The Entomological Society of America.

Vinson, S. B., Sorensen, A. A., 1986. "Imported Fire Ants: Life History and Impact", Texas Dept. of Agri.

All images unless otherwise noted are from Texas Imported Fire Ant Applied Research and Education Program at Http://fireant.tamu.edu.