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Species Solenopsis invicta - Red Imported Fire Ant


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Range map for Red Imported Fire Ant
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Alabama1      11  3
Arkansas     1  1   
California     5  1   
Florida34413220 6 615
Georgia 14 32 1    
Louisiana    1 4   1 
Mississippi    1     1 
New Mexico  4         
North Carolina 2  1 21   1
Oklahoma       3    
South Carolina  2 5    13 
Texas28491641079571

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