Volume 16, Issue 4, Pages R129-R131 (February 2006) Invasive Species: Customs Intercepts Reveal What Makes a Good Ant Stowaway  A.S. Mikheyev, U.G. Mueller  Current Biology  Volume 16, Issue 4, Pages R129-R131 (February 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.02.001 Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Spread of the fire ant S. invicta through the Southern US States (based on USDA infestation maps). Presently, isolated S. invicta populations can be found as far as California. Their range is likely to eventually encompass almost all of the coastal states [14]. Current Biology 2006 16, R129-R131DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2006.02.001) Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions