Fire ants (Solenopsis carolinensis)
Solenopsis carolinensis · Solenopsis
Fire ants (Solenopsis carolinensis). Recorded flying from May through June. Reddish to coppery brown head, darker gaster. Fire ants: reddish with a darker rear. Recorded near 33 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do fire ants fly?
Recorded flying from May through June.
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Queen appearance
Reddish to coppery brown head, darker gaster. Fire ants: reddish with a darker rear. · typical for this genus
restless and moderately fast
Founding care
Diet: Omnivorous (sugar water, honey, insects, meat, seeds nuts etc.)
Read more on AntWiki →Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).
Habitat
Soil mound · also soil · typical for this genus
Watch cleared, sunny ground for wingless queens. After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens.
Recorded near
AlbuquerqueAtlanta, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsAustin, Round RockBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordCentennialCharlotteChattanooga, East ChattanoogaCincinnatiCollege StationColorado SpringsColumbus, GADaytonDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderFayettevilleFort CollinsGainesvilleGreeleyHuntsvilleJacksonvilleLos Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Hollywood, Corona, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Valencia, Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Fullerton, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, East Los Angeles, Koreatown, El Monte, Downey, Costa Mesa, Inglewood, West Covina, Norwalk, Burbank, Universal City, RialtoLouisvilleMobileNashville, Clarksville, MurfreesboroNew York City, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island, Newark, Jersey City, Upper West Side, Jamaica, Yonkers, East Flatbush, East New York, Washington Heights, Astoria, Borough Park, Paterson, Bridgeport, Elizabeth, Stamford, Sunset Park, Sheepshead Bay, North Stamford, Harlem, East Harlem, Elmhurst, Bushwick, Gravesend, Corona, EdisonOrlando, Palm BayPhiladelphiaPort Saint Lucie, West Palm BeachPuebloRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CaryShreveportTallahasseeVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaMore Solenopsis species
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