Fire ants (Solenopsis molesta)
Solenopsis molesta · Solenopsis
Fire ants (Solenopsis molesta). Recorded flying from June through August. Pale golden-tan head, golden-tan mesosoma, pale yellowish-tan gaster. Uniformly pale honey-yellow winged queen, among the palest of the thief-ant queens. Recorded near 108 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do fire ants fly?
Recorded flying from June through August.
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Queen appearance
Pale golden-tan head, golden-tan mesosoma, pale yellowish-tan gaster. Uniformly pale honey-yellow winged queen, among the palest of the thief-ant queens.
tiny, fast, secretive thief-ant movement, mostly foraging through narrow tunnels near other ant nests
Founding care
Diet: Omnivorous (sugar water, honey, insects, meat, seeds nuts etc.)
Queen ~4.68-5.64 mm
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
BarrieKamloopsKelownaKingstonLethbridgeLondonMontréal, Laval, Longueuil, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Le Vieux-Longueuil, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, Terrebonne, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Ville-MarieOttawa, Gatineau, Nepean, Gloucester, Orléans, Ottawa SouthSt. CatharinesToronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Kitchener, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Oshawa, Guelph, Whitby, Milton, Cambridge, Ajax, Thornhill, Waterloo, BrantfordTrois-RivièresVancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Newton, Coquitlam, Abbotsford, Langley, Whalley, Delta, ChilliwackVictoria, SaanichWindsorWinnipegAlbanyAlbuquerqueAllentownAnn ArborAtlanta, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsAustin, Round RockBaton RougeBillingsBoiseBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordBrownsvilleBuffalo, AmherstCedar RapidsCentennialChattanooga, East ChattanoogaChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginChicoCincinnatiCleveland, AkronCollege StationColorado SpringsColumbia, MOColumbus, OHDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleDavenportDaytonDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderDes MoinesDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsEl PasoFayettevilleFort CollinsFort WayneGainesvilleGrand RapidsGreeleyHendersonHouston, Cypress, Pasadena, PearlandIndianapolisJacksonvilleKansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, East IndependenceKnoxvilleLas CrucesLas Vegas, North Las Vegas, Paradise, Sunrise Manor, Spring Valley, EnterpriseLexington, Lexington-FayetteLincolnLittle 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, RialtoMadisonMcAllenMidland, OdessaMilwaukeeMinneapolis, Saint PaulMobileModestoNashville, 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, EdisonOklahoma City, NormanOmahaPeoria, North PeoriaPhiladelphiaPhoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, AlhambraPittsburghPuebloRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CaryRenoRichmondRoanokeRochester, NYRockfordSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalinasSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, VistaSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSanta MariaSanta RosaSeattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Kent, Everett, RentonSouth BendSpokaneSpringfield, ILSpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburyStocktonSyracuseTemecula, MurrietaToledoTopekaTri-CitiesTucsonTulsa, Broken ArrowVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaWichita FallsMore Solenopsis species
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