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European imported fire ant
Myrmica rubra

European imported fire ant (Myrmica rubra) is an insect pest. It is a native of Europe and Northern Asia and was first detected in Massachusetts in 1908.

This stinging ant species is considered to be a potential health and ecological risk to the U.S.

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