TY - JOUR AU - Lewis, Vernard R. AU - Merrill, Laura D. AU - Atkinson, Thomas H. AU - Wasbauer, Joanne S. TI - Imported fire ants: potential risk to California JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1992/01/01 VL - 46 IS - 1 SP - 29 EP - 31 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v046n01p29 AB - Since the first general detection surveys for imported fire ants in California in 1987, 758 intercepts among the state's 16 border inspection stations have been recorded. One colony discovered at a nursery in Santa Barbara in 1988 was successfully eradicated. With more traffic expected into California, it is likely that interceptions and localized eradication efforts for imported fire ants will increase.