Lessons

Review these lessons to become more familiar with Imported Fire Ant Management in specific environments.

• Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas
• Management of Imported Fire Ants in Cattle Production Systems

This lesson will show you how to broadcast the proper amount of fire ant bait.

• How to Calibrate a Fire Ant Bait Spreader

Decision Tool

Use this tool to determine more specifically what you can do about fire ants for your situation.

Fire Ant Decision Tool: Customized Management Plan

Learning Lessons for Age Range 3rd - 5th Grade

• Invaders by Sea: Imported Fire Ants (How imported fire ants came to the United States)

• Fire Ant Physiques (How the different body parts of a fire ant fit together)

• Life in a Fire Ant Family (See the different life stages of the fire ant, play the Life Cycle Game)

• Living It Up in a Fire Ant Nest (See how all those ants live together in a small dark place, play the Mound of Trouble Matching Game)

• A Fire Ant Smorgasbord (See what kinds of foods fire ant eat, learn about food preferences)

• Fire Ants and Big-Headed Ants and Crazy Ants — Oh, My! (How to tell imported fire ants from other common ants, play the Be An Ant Scientist and the Be An Ant Detective Game)

• Ouch! I've Been Stung By a Fire Ant (Learn more about how a fire ant stings)