Economic assessments of red imported fire ant on Texas' urban and agricultural sectors

摘要

The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) has become a major economic pest to various sectors of the Texas economy. In order to determine the economic costs and benefits of this pest on selected urban areas and on agriculture, two surveys were conducted. Some of the sectors that incurred expenditures due to fire ants included single-family households, golf courses, commercial businesses, schools, and agriculture.