Art and Nature Combined With Ant Nests

Infestations Move Fast

Fire ants seem to have the ability to travel quickly, much of it due to catching a ride on farm harvest material and soil moved from one destination to another. Once a fire ant colony gets established, as it did in Oklahoma in 1985, it can pop up in the surround regional area within months. From the panhandle state the fire ants moved systematically and aggressively, reaching all over Oklahoma state in total by 2007. Again, the primary modes of transport tended to be nursery products (potted plants) and grass turf for new homes.