REDIMPORTEDFIREANT

Red imported fire ant

The red imported fire ant, or simply RIFA, is one of over 280 species in the widespread genus Solenopsis. Although the red imported fire ant is native to South America, it has become a pest in the southern United States, Australia, the Caribbean, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, the southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, and Macau . RIFA are known to have a painful, persistently irritating sting that often leaves a pustule on the skin.

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