Solenopsis invicta

Basic information
Scientific name	Solenopsis invicta	Click to magnify
Common names	Red imported fire ant, RIFA
Higher taxon	Formicidae, Vespoidea, Hymenoptera
Natural range	South America.
Habitat	Grassland.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan.
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route	Accidental introduction (with some kind of transport, with some vector).
Impact	Predation, competition against native species. Native organism(s) affected: Insects.
Regulation in Japan	Designated as "Designated IAS requiring urgent actions," a category with enhanced authority newly established in the revised Invasive Alien Species Act that went into effect in 2023.
Introduced range in other countries	Under Construction.

Reference

Notes

Hedges S A. (1997). Handbook of Pest Control, 8th Ed. (D. Moreland, ed.) pp. 531-535 Mallis Handbook and Technical Training Company.
Tsutsui N. D. and Suarez A. V. (2003) The Colony structure and Population Biology of Invasive Ants. Conservation Biology 17: 48-58.
Vinson S.B. (1997) Invasion of the read imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): spread, biology, and impact. American Entomologist 43: 23-39.
Morrison et al. (2004) Potential global range expansion of the invasive fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. Biological Invasions 6: 183-191.
Holway et al. (2002) The causes and consequences of ant invasions. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 33: 181-233.
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