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Asian Needle Ant

An Invasive Stinging Ant

Ants are among the most successful and widespread invasive species worldwide. One stinging invasive ant, the Asian needle ant (Brachyponera chinensis; fig. 1), is beginning to cause problems in North America after being relatively unnoticed for many years.


Get all the details in the Science Update SRS-SU-143 from the Southern Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture.




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