Determination Of Problem And Establishment Of Quarantine

(1) It has been determined that the destructive insect pests known as the black imported fire ant Solenopsis richteri Forel, the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren, as well as the hybrid of these two species have been found in Tennessee, as well as in other states. These pests can be extremely injurious to Tennessee cultivated crops and man and other animals; therefore, it would be in the best interest of man and agriculture in Tennessee that a quarantine be established against these pests. (2) Due to the above determination, a quarantine against the above defined pests is hereby established.