Lard, Curtis F.; Hall, Charles R.; Salin, Victoria - Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University - 2001
The imported fire ant has become a major economic pest to various sectors of the Texas economy. In order to determine the economic impact of this pest on selected urban areas, an economic study was conducted in 1998-1999 in the 5 metroplexes of Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Houston...