These ants harm crops

African big-headed ant African big-headed ants are a serious pest on many crops, such as coconuts and bananas. Find out more		African big-headed ant large (major) worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com)
Argentine ant Argentine ants farm aphids and mealybugs, causing outbreaks of these crop pests. Find out more		Argentine ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com)
Little fire ant Little fire ants make harvesting crops by hand almost impossible due to their painful sting. Find out more		Little fire ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com)
Red imported fire ant Red imported fire ants eat the roots, stems and new shoots of many kinds of plants. Find out more		Red imported fire ant stinging - they also bite! (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com)
Yellow crazy ant Yellow crazy ants protect sap-sucking insects, which damage crops and spread plant diseases. Find out more		Yellow crazy ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com)
Bicoloured pennant ant Bicoloured pennant ants farm scale insects, though the ant is not usually a major agricultural pest. Find out more		Bicoloured pennant ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com)
Browsing ant Browsing ant damage plants by farming sap-sucking insects. Find out more		Browsing ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com)
Difficult white-footed ant Difficult white-footed ants play a role in spreading crop diseases, like pineapple wilt disease, by tending sap-sucking insects. Find out more		Difficult white-footed ant worker tending aphid (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com)
Fijian white-footed ant Fijian white-footed ant cause outbreaks of pest insects like aphids and mealybugs. Find out more		Fijian white-footed ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com)
Tawny crazy ant Tawny crazy ants farm insect pests. Find out more		Tawny crazy ant worker (© Mike Quinn, TexasEnto.net, Creative Commons License)
Tropical fire ant Tropical fire ants eat seeds and seedlings of many different crops. Find out more		Tropical fire ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com)
White-footed house ant White-footed house ants farm crop harming sap-sucking insects and protect them from predators. Find out more		White-footed house ant worker tending insect (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com)