EPPO Global Database

Solenopsis invicta(SOLEIN)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: not widely distributed and under official control in the United States (2021-10)
From CABI Pest map 745 (2010): Present, restricted distribution
References
* NAPPO News Story of 2001-10-26: spreading in USA.
------- Present, restricted distribution

* NAPPO Phytosanitary Pest Alert System. Official Pest Reports.
- USA (2021-10-25) Imported Fire Ant (Solenopis invicta Buren, S. richteri Forel, and hybrids of these species): Expansion of Quarantine Areas in North Carolina and Tennessee. https://www.pestalerts.org/official-pest-report/imported-fire-ant-solenopis-invicta-buren-s-richteri-forel-and-hybrids-these
- USA (2017-06-09) Expansion of Quarantine Areas for the Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren, S. richteri Forel, and hybrids of these species). http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail_print.cfm?oprid=718
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, no details view...