Title: Morehart et al Ant Sampling Data
Researchers: Morgan Morehart, Robert Gitzen, Theron Terhune, Chris Lepczyk, D. Clay Sisson
Keywords: Extinguish® Plus; invasive species; red-imported fire ant; reinvasion; Solenopsis invicta.
Contact: Morgan Morehart, mam0254@auburn.edu

Coverage: 
Beginning Date: April 16, 2018
Ending Date: September 13, 2019
Geographic Description: Dougherty and Terrell counties, Georgia, USA. Location data anonymized for privacy. 

Variable Definitions:
date_collected: Date on which ant sampling was conducted and samples were collected
area: study area on which sampling was conducted
treatment: whether the study area had an application of red-imported fire ant toxicant
transect: the sampling grids placed across the study areas with labels of 1-8 for identification, each containing 16 points for sample collection
count: the number of red-imported fire ants collected in the 16 vials from the transect
edge_dist: the distance in meters to the boundary between treated and untreated areas
session: a consecutive number beginning at 1 to represent the sampling session during which sampling was conducted
month: the month of the year during which sampling was conducted
x: the UTM easting of the sampling location. The actual location has been anonymized for privacy of the landowners, but points remain accurate in relation to one another. 
y: the UTM northing of the sampling location. The actual location has been anonymized for privacy of the landowners, but points remain accurate in relation to one another. 

Variable Codes:
area:
CA: control A, the western control unit
CB: control B, the eastern control unit
TA: treatment A, the western treated unit
TB: treatment B, the eastern treated unit

treatment:	
treated: the study area received an application of red-imported fire ant toxicant
untreated: the study area did not receive an application of red-imported fire ant toxicant

session:	
1: April 2018
2: May 2018
3: June 2018
4: July 2018
5: August 2018
6: September 2018
7: April 2019
8: May 2019
9: June 2019
10: July 2019
11: August 2019
12: September 2019

month:	
4: April
5: May
6: June
7: July
8: August
9: September