Arthropod Bites--Real and Imagined Fire Ant Stings Scabies Formication
November 1st 2006Red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) were introduced into the United States in the 1930s by ships from South America that docked in Mobile, Ala. Fire ants are now active throughout the southeast Sunbelt states. Colonies are also found in California; one of the largest is in Orange County.