Ouch! The Fire Ant Saga Continues
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Description: These tiny pests with a ferocious sting are spreading across the southern US. This article outlines the biological control methods being researched to slow the advance.
United States Department of Agriculture Ouch! The Fire Ant Saga Continues Ouch! The Fire Ant Saga Continues Fire ants will do anything to resist attack by the tiny phorid fly measuring only about one-sixteenth of an inch. A highly specific natural enemy, the female pierces a fire ant's head and releases an enzyme that later decapitates it.
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