Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)
Solenopsis invicta · Solenopsis
Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta). Recorded flying from April through July. Flights are typically seen during the day. Reddish-brown head, darker brown gaster. Coppery-red with a darker rear, ~6–7 mm. Recorded near 91 of the 306 locations Dealate tracks.
When do red imported fire ants fly?
Recorded flying from April through July.
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Recorded at absolute latitudes between 25° and 37°.
Queen appearance
Reddish-brown head, darker brown gaster. Coppery-red with a darker rear, ~6–7 mm.
restless and moderately fast
How to catch a queen ant →Founding care
Diet: Omnivorous (sugar water, honey, insects, meat, seeds nuts etc.)
Queen ~5.9-8.3 mm
Read more on AntWiki →Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).
Habitat
Soil mound · also soil
Watch cleared, sunny ground for wingless queens. After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens.
Recorded near
Buenos Aires, Avellaneda, Merlo, Quilmes, José C. Paz, Lanús, Berazategui, San Miguel, Balvanera, Moreno, Belgrano, Isidro Casanova, Ezeiza, Villa Lugano, Lomas de Zamora, Castelar, San JustoConcordiaCorrientes, ResistenciaMendozaPosadasRosarioSanta Fe, ParanáBrisbane, Logan CityGold CoastMelbourne, City of Port PhillipSunshine CoastToowoombaBlumenau, Itajaí, Jaraguá do Sul, Brusque, Balneário Camboriú, CamboriúCampinas, Limeira, Sumaré, Indaiatuba, Americana, Hortolândia, Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Salto, Valinhos, Itatiba, PaulíniaCampo GrandeChapecóCuiabá, Várzea GrandeFoz do IguaçuFrancisco BeltrãoParagominasPiracicaba, Rio Claro, Araras, LemePorto Alegre, Canoas, Gravataí, Novo Hamburgo, Viamão, São Leopoldo, Alvorada, Cachoeirinha, Sapucaia do SulRio BrancoRio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Nova Iguaçu, Belford Roxo, Niterói, São João de Meriti, Barra da Tijuca, Petrópolis, Magé, Itaboraí, Maricá, Nilópolis, Queimados, CopacabanaSão José dos Campos, JacareíSão Luís, São José de Ribamar, Paço do LumiarTaubaté, Pindamonhangaba, Guaratinguetá, CaçapavaTeresópolisUruguaianaAuckland, Manukau City, North ShoreAbileneAmarilloAthensAtlanta, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsAustin, Round RockBaton RougeBeaumontBirminghamBrownsvilleCape CoralCharleston, North CharlestonCharlotteCollege StationColumbia, SCColumbus, GACorpus ChristiDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleEl PasoFayettevilleGainesvilleGreensboro, Winston-Salem, High PointHouston, Cypress, Pasadena, PearlandHuntsvilleJacksonJacksonvilleKilleenKnoxvilleLafayetteLaredoLittle RockLos 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, RialtoLubbockMcAllenMiami, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Coral Springs, Miami Gardens, Pompano Beach, DavieMidland, OdessaMobileMontgomeryNew Orleans, Metairie Terrace, MetairieNew 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, EdisonOklahoma City, NormanOrlando, Palm BayPort Saint Lucie, West Palm BeachRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CaryRichmondSan AntonioSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, VistaSanta MariaSavannahShreveportTallahasseeTampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Lakeland, BrandonTemecula, MurrietaTulsa, Broken ArrowTuscaloosaTylerVictorvilleVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonWacoWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaWichita FallsWilmingtonMore Solenopsis species
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