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Distribution and Management of the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, in Virginia
Red imported fire ant specimens were first collected in Virginia in 1989 from colonies located in Hampton, Va. Now colonies are established throughout the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Because the fire ant is a new pest information regarding the distribution, biology, and management of the ant in …
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Biological Control of Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) Using Pseudacteon (Diptera: Phoridae) in Central Arkansas
<p>Red imported fire ants are major pests in the southeastern United States. As a part of an integrated pest management strategy, a biological control program has been implemented which includes Pseudacteon decapitating flies. These flies are parasitoids of fire ant workers and two species of …
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Culture-independent identification of gut bacteria in fourth-instar red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, larvae
Red imported fire ants (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta Buren, are medical, urban, and agricultural pests from South America. Fourth-instar larvae are used by the colony to digest solid food and then regurgitate it for consumption by workers and queens. Larvae are an ideal source of investigations of …
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The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, in early-successional coastal plain forests: tests of distribution and interaction strength
The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is an abundant and aggressive component of early-successional communities in the southeastern United States. After disturbance, it rapidly invades new habitats, and once there, it has strong competitive and predatory effects on the existing arthropod …
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Spread of Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta, in Virginia and effects of sub-lethal exposure to agrochemicals on its behavior
Solenopsis invicta is an invasive ant that has caused detrimental impacts to ecosystems and economies in the Southeastern United States, recently including Virginia. In this study, we explored the invasion ecology of S. invicta through two main objectives. First, we established a comprehensive …
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Population ecology of Pseudacteon tricuspis Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), an introduced parasitoid of the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: formicidae) in Louisiana
… of a parasitoid (Pseudacteon tricuspis) of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) in Louisiana were studied. The spatio-temporal abundance patterns, dispersal, population spread, aggregation, direct mutual interference and functional response characteristics of this parasitoid were …
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A Comparison of the Viability of Thistle Weevils From Fire Ant Suppressed Site to Weevils From a Site Where Fire Ants Were Not Suppressed
… Musk thistle are noxious weeds of pastures which reduce forage for grazing livestock. A high weevil population is necessary to achieve control of musk thistle. The study site is situated at the southernmost boundary of the invading thistle, the thistle weevil, and another invasive non-native, the …
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The consequences and implications of ecology on body size distributions in social insects
… no longer invest in morphological traits required for dispersal, mating, and reproduction (with few exceptions). Additionally, in approximately 13% of ant species worker variation is large enough that the worker caste can be subdivided into sub-castes based on size and shape. For these …