[PDF] Oregon Insect Pest Alert: Red Imported Fire Ants - State of Oregon PDF RedImportedFireAntPestAlert.pdf

a potent venomous sting causing intense pain, characteristic white pustules, and red imported fire ant, S invicta, was likely introduced around 1930 by ship in Two other aggressive mound-building ants in Oregon are harvester ants and

Red harvester ant foragers collect seeds and dead insects and store them in the nests as food for the colony The ants' mouthparts are designed for chewing

Anaphylactic Reactions to Arthropod Bites and Stings - Oxford

frequently, harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex), hornets (Vespa), bumble- bees ( Bombus) is the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, which is widespread

[PDF] Red Harvester Ant - Nueces Delta Preserve

Fast Facts: Scientific name: Pogonomyrmex barbatus Common names: Harvester ant, red ants, Habitat: Open areas (formed by the ants themselves) in range

[PDF] Harvester ants - Colorado Insect of Interest

Workers of harvester ants are moderately large (5-7 mm) reddish-brown ants harvester ant is an overall reddish brown, whereas the head and thorax of the stings However, their stinger is relatively short and can not penetrate thicker

[PDF] HARVESTER ANTS - Society of Ethnobiology

exceptionally painful sting, and highly biodynamic venom of its representative species Red harvester ants are common throughout south-central California and