Released: June 21, 2001

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1 -- Line art drawing, Red Imported Fire Ant
2 -- Close-up, Red Imported fire ant (.jpg) -- BELOW
3 -- Close-up, stings from a fire ant on human leg (.jpg)

Fire Ants Haven’t Spread Past One Lawrence Block ... Probably

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(see feature story at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/news/sty/2001/fireants601.htm)

Residents in Lawrence, Kan. reported an infestation of fire ants in late fall, 2000. Now, Kansas entomologists are taking precautions to avoid a widespread outbreak of the stinging yard pests.
(Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension, Department of Entomology)

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