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    <title>LSU AgCenter . Red Imported Fire Ants</title>
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      <title>Fire Ant Quiz</title>
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      <title>Red Imported Fire Ant Colony Diagnostics Using Worker Head Widths</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Properly identifying the ant species is the first step in determining whether and how to control them. In this publication there are options for managing various kinds of imported fire ant problems. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Parishes with Spreaders for Area-wide Programs</title>
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      <title>Distributors of Fire Ant Bait</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 16:16:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fire Ant Mounds at St. Gabriel Research Station</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Brief summary informing  people of the abundance of fire ant mounds in pastures at the St. Gabriel Research Station. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Sisters Fight Fire Ants With Large-scale Treatments</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:23:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Stepping outdoors was like being under attack for one homeowner. Fire ants were everywhere in her yard. Her sister’s pasture also was under siege. So they turned to an LSU AgCenter entomologist for help. (Runtime: 1 minute, 47 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Be On Lookout For Fire Ants In Areas Where Flooding Occurred</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:24:23 GMT</pubDate>
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