What are Fire Ants Good For?

Excerpts from Steve Tvedten's book "The Best Control (2nd Edition)"
(Used here with permission.)


[Something Nice About Fire Ants?]
[BIOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION OF FIRE ANTS]
[General Overview] * [Colony and Life Cycle] * [Feeding Habits]
[Stings] * [Monitoring] * [Alternative Controls] * [Mound Treatment] * [Notes] * [Control Summary]
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Fire ants are tick predators - normally yards with fire ants also do not have ticks.  If you have no ticks there, obviously, is less danger of disease.  They also control the ground stage of horn flies.

Added by visitor:  their presence in sugar cane field eliminates or reduced the need for
pesticide to treat a certain caterpillar that is a scourge to sugar cane growers - Todd Gibson

 

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