Two species of fire ants are found in Florida. Most notorious is Solenopsis invicta Buren, the red imported fire ant (RIFA), followed by the much less common Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius), the tropical or native fire ant.
Leaf curl is a plant disease characterized by curling of leaves, and caused by a fungus, genus Taphrina, or virus, especially genus Begomovirus of the family Geminiviridae.
A: One of the most common reasons the leaves of a Geranium plant curl is because of an aphid infestation. Aphids dehydrate the plant and make any new and existing growth twist and turn into something that looks far from a healthy geranium plant.