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 number of problems can cause a plant's leaves to turn yellow, such as too much sun, lack of nitrogen, iron chlorosis or pest infestations, depending on the type of plant and its current habitat. number of problems can cause a plant's leaves to turn yellow, such as too much sun, lack of nitrogen, iron chlorosis or pest infestations, depending on the type of plant and its current habitat.