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$3 - 5 billion
Amount spent per year by Americans to control fire ants
276 million
Number of acres devastated by fire ant infestations to date
9 million
Number of people stung by fire ants each year
250,000
Average number of worker ants found in each mound
25,000
Number of victims who experience anaphylactic shock each year, potentially fatal
16
States currently infested with fire ants
12
Number of deaths that occurred last year as a result of stings
