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Towards the development of sustainable control options for the African root and tuber scale on cassava in Central Africa : understanding the biology and ecology of the tending ant "Anoplolepis tenella" (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
, 2011 Anoplolepis tenella Santschi is an afrotropical ant widely distributed in the forest zones of Central Africa. It is the most frequent species associated with the African root and tuber scale (ARTS) Stictococcus vayssierei (Hemiptera: Stictococcidae), an ...
Fotso Kuate, Apollin
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Diversity, 2020 Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows support diverse commensal invertebrate communities that may be of special conservation interest. We investigated the impact of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) on the invertebrate burrow community ...
Deborah M. Epperson +2 more
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The Molecular Clockwork of the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta [PDF]
, 2012 This is an open-access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose.
Meier, R +23 more
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Optimizing fire station locations for Istanbul metropolitan municipality [PDF]
, 2012 Copyright @ 2013 INFORMSThe Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) seeks to determine locations for additional fire stations to build in Istanbul; its objective is to make residences and historic sites reachable by emergency vehicles within five ...
Bozkaya, Burçin +10 more
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Red Imported Fire Ants and Their Impacts on Wildlife
EDIS, 2006 Two species of fire ant are found in Florida, the notorious red imported fire ant (RIFA; Solenopsis invicta; Figure 1) and the less common native fire ant (Solenopsis geminata).
Emma Willcox, William M. Giuliano
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019 The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is a problematic invasive species in China since at least 2003. Over the past 15 years, a numerous studies were published on the impacts of this species on flora, fauna, and ecosystem function in natural and
Lei WANG +3 more
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Preference and effect of gustatory sense on sugar-feeding of fire ants [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Background The red imported fire ant is one of the notorious species of ants all over the world. Sugar is one of the most important components of food and necessary for the survival of ants. Because more than 70% food of fire ants is honeydew produced by
Waqar Jaleel +3 more
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Gas-chromatography and UV-spectroscopy of Hymenoptera venoms obtained by trivial centrifugation
Data in Brief, 2018 This paper summarises gas-chromatography (GC–MS) and preliminary UV-spectroscopy analyses data of fresh, unmodified venom of aculeate hymenopterans (ants, bees, wasps), mainly focusing on red imported fire ants. No solvents nor fractionation were used at
Eduardo G.P. Fox +4 more
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Fire and flood: How the Pantanal ant communities respond to multiple disturbances?
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Disturbances are key events in ecological systems, strongly impacting biological communities. This study disentangles the effects of a chronic (flood) and acute (fire) disturbance to determine their interactive effects on ant species richness and ...
Filipe V. de Arruda +5 more
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The Morals of Model-Making [PDF]
, 2013 I address questions about values in model-making in engineering, specifically: Might the role of values be attributable solely to interests involved in specifying and using the model? Selected examples illustrate the surprisingly wide variety of things
Sterrett, S.G. +2 more
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