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Red Imported Fire Ants Found in Montecito
By Montecito Journal   |   July 30, 2024

The Santa Barbara’s Agricultural Commissioner’s Office is working to eradicate an infestation of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta, at a property in Montecito. The infestation was confirmed to have spread by a shipment of nursery stock brought by a licensed landscaper from a wholesale nursery in Riverside County, according to the County of […]