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ed imported fire ants (RIFA), native to South America, accidentally landed in the United States in Mobile, Alabama, during the 1930s and advanced across the southern region. For more than 20 years, two ARS labs—one in
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Gainesville / Hurlingham / Mobile / /

Company

ARS’s South American Biological Control Laboratory / Pheidole / Crematogaster / /

Continent

South America / /

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Uruguay / United States / Brazil / Paraguay / Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / Argentine / /

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ARS / /

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Man-Made Disaster / /

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food resources / technology transfer / /

Organization

USDA / /

Person

DAVID OI / Steven Valles / Luis Calcaterra / Sharon Durham / Juan Briano / Sanford Porter / Alfredo Flores / /

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Position

queen / Governor / director / fire ant worker / worker ants / head / biologist / /

ProvinceOrState

Alabama / Florida / /

Region

northeastern Argentina / northern Argentina / /

URL

www.nps / /

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