Imported Fire Ant (Solenopis invicta Buren, S. richteri Forel, and hybrids of these species): Expansion of Quarantine Areas in Arkansas and Tennessee
Imported Fire Ant (Solenopis invicta Buren, S. richteri Forel, and hybrids of these species): Expansion of Quarantine Areas in Arkansas and Tennessee
Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a Federal Order that expands the existing imported fire ant (IFA) quarantine areas in Arkansas and Tennessee. APHIS is taking this action to prevent the interstate spread of IFA.
The following list describes the action in this Federal Order:
- Arkansas: Extends the IFA quarantine area to the entire county for Cross, Franklin, Johnson, Lee, Monroe, St. Francis, and Woodruff Counties.
- Tennessee: Extends the IFA quarantine area to the entire county for Fentress, Morgan, and Union Counties.
APHIS is taking these actions based upon verification from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Consumer and Industry Services that IFA is present and established in the areas listed.
Under IPPC standards, Solenopis invicta, S. richteri, and hybrids of these species are a pest that is present: not widely distributed and under official control in the United States.