Re: fire ants

Hi All, Yes Imported Fire Ant has been discovered in California in past years. The difference is that this infestation is very large.

In the early 90s a nursery site in the Carpinteria Valley (just south of Santa Barbara) was found to be infested with the same critter. Treatments to nest mounds were successful but several years later retreatments were done at the same site.
The Carpinteria infestation probably came in the soil of a shipment of large foliage plants from Florida or Texas.  The Federal inspectors were ruthless in examining surrounding properties as well as any property used by the nurseryman who had the infestation.
The employees of the Carpinteria nursery knew that the ant was a different and nasty critter, but the owner must not have known what a pest he had.

The Orange county infestation is in a large nursery site, in local parks as well as tract home yards.
This infestation may have been in this area for several years as property owners describe "large" mounds.
Phil Soderman

William A. Grant wrote:

 The first major infestation in California of fire ants is in Orange County. Has there been any reports anywhere else in this state? They thrive in Med climate. What can we do about them? Is it too late?bill grant
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