🐜 Fire Ant
Imported Fire Ants: 1950’s
Environmental concerns begin 1958
About Imported Fire Ants: 1950’s
1957: U.S. Congress appropriated $2.4M to USDA for federal/state cooperative control & eradication program Nov. 1957: heptachlor & dieldrin applied by air & ground
Imported Fire Ants: 1950’s (Environmental concerns begin 1958) is a fire ant commonly found in Middle Tennessee, including Columbia, Thompson's Station, Spring Hill, and the surrounding areas. This entry is part of our Fire Ants identification guide.
As lawn care and treatment specialists, we encounter Imported Fire Ants: 1950’s regularly when servicing properties across the region. Proper identification is the first step toward effective pest management that protects both your turf and your landscape plantings.
Quick Facts
- Common Name
- Imported Fire Ants: 1950’s
- Scientific Name
- Environmental concerns begin 1958
- Category
- Fire Ant
- Region
- Middle Tennessee
