Tiger beetles potential for biocontrol against fire ants?

Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Institute of Plant Protection in Beijing are testing tiger beetles as a potential biocontrol agent for controlling fire ants. Check out their preliminary findings:

Read more here: https://entomologytoday.org/2025/06/20/tiger-beetles-biocontrol-red-imported-fire-ants/

To read the full paper published in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America: https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article/118/3/248/8112975?login=false