Fire ant quarantine lingers for 20 Oklahoma counties

 
BY JESSE OLIVAREZ
Published: October 25, 2009

A federal quarantine has been imposed on the movement of agricultural products in southern Oklahoma in an effort to stem the spread of fire ants.

The quarantine, which went into effect in March, requires producers of hay, sod, plants and other agricultural products to submit to state inspections before their products can be hauled to other parts of the state.

Jack Carson , spokesman for the state Department of...


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