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Odorant binding proteins of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta: an example of the problems facing the analysis of widely divergent proteins. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
We describe the odorant binding proteins (OBPs) of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, obtained from analyses of an EST library and separate 454 sequencing runs of two normalized cDNA libraries.
Dietrich Gotzek, Hugh M Robertson, Yannick Wurm, DeWayne Shoemaker   +3 more
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Bringing Fire Back: How Prescribed Fires Shape Ant Communities in a Fire-Suppressed Neotropical Savanna

Diversity
We evaluated the effects of different fire regimes on the ground-ant community from a savanna (Cerrado) reserve in southern Brazil, where a process of woody encroachment has been taking place. Ants are a dominant faunal group in tropical savannas.
Ruthe E. O. S. Leão, Karen C. F. Neves, Lino A. Zuanon, Giselda Durigan, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos   +4 more
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First record of the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in Chinese mainland

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2022
In January 2022, we received ant specimens collected from three field colonies from Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China. They were identified as the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, through morphological and molecular analyses.
Si-qi CHEN, Yi ZHAO, Yong-yue LU, Hao RAN, Yi-juan XU   +4 more
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Prey Status Affects Paralysis Investment in the Ponerine Ant Harpegnathos venator

Insects, 2021
The paralysis behavior of some ponerine ants when foraging may be important for food storage and colony development. However, how workers invest in paralysis under different prey circumstances is often overlooked.
Lei Nie, Fei Zhao, Yiming Chen, Qian Xiao, Zhiping Pan, Hao Ran, Yijuan Xu   +6 more
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Toxicity and horizontal transfer of bifenthrin and dimefluthrin against the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and the efficacy of their dust applications in the field

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2023
The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, poses a significant threat to biodiversity, agriculture, and public health in its introduced ranges. While chemicals such as toxic baits and dust are the main methods for S.
Ming-rong LIANG, You-ming SHUANG, Jie-fu DENG, Li-ya PENG, Sen-quan ZHANG, Chen ZHANG, Yi-juan XU, Yong-yue LU, Lei WANG   +8 more
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Symbiotic Bacteria Regulating Insect–Insect/Fungus/Virus Mutualism

Insects, 2023
Bacteria associated with insects potentially provide many beneficial services and have been well documented. Mutualism that relates to insects is widespread in ecosystems. However, the interrelation between “symbiotic bacteria” and “mutualism” has rarely
Siqi Chen, Aiming Zhou, Yijuan Xu
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Observation of the Antimicrobial Activities of Two Actinomycetes in the Harvester Ant Messor orientalis

Insects, 2022
Observations have shown that seeds collected by harvester ants are less likely to mold. Based on evolutionary analysis and other research, it was hypothesized that harvester ants could apply actinomycetes to protect seeds, similar to the protection of ...
Yiyang Wu, Yaxuan Liu, Jinyong Yu, Yijuan Xu, Siqi Chen   +4 more
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Correlation of the Nest Density and the Number of Workers in Bait Traps for Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) in Southern China

Sociobiology, 2014
The relationship between Solenopsis invicta nest density and the number of fire ant workers in bait traps and percentages of traps capturing ants were investigated in the waste land of Wuchuan, Guangdong, South China.
Yongyue Lu, Lei Wang, Yijuan Xu, Ling Zeng, Ningdong Li   +4 more
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Diversity and Resilience of Seed-Removing Ant Species in Longleaf Sandhill to Frequent Fire

Diversity, 2022
Prescribed fire is used globally as a habitat restoration tool and is widely accepted as supporting biotic diversity. However, in fire-prone ecosystems, research has sometimes documented post-fire reduction in ant diversity and accompanying changes in ...
Rachel A. Atchison, Andrea Lucky
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How to coexist with fire ants: The roles of behaviour and cuticular compounds [PDF]

, 2013
tBecause territoriality is energetically costly, territorial animals frequently respond less aggressively toneighbours than to strangers, a reaction known as the “dear enemy phenomenon” (DEP).
Céréghino, Régis, Roux, Olivier, Rossi, Vivien, Dejean, Alain, Compin, Arthur, Martin, Jean-Michel   +5 more
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