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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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Virology, 2019 Apoptosis is considered an innate defense mechanism of insect hosts at the early stage of pathogen infection. The present study attempts to determine whether apoptosis is involved in defending the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta from a natural viral ...
Hung-Wei Hsu +4 more
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Introduction of Fire Ant Biological Control Agents into the Coachella Valley of California
Florida Entomologist, 2019 Summary The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), is a stinging, invasive ant from South America that has plagued the southern US since the 1930s.
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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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EDIS, 1997 This document provides a comprehensive overview of various ant species found in Florida, detailing their physical characteristics, nesting habits, and behaviors. It covers species such as the acrobat ant, Argentine ant, bigheaded ant, crazy ant, Florida
P.G. Koehler, R.M. Pereira, J.L. Castner
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Wolbachia infections in native and introduced populations of fire ants (Solenopsis spp.) [PDF]
, 2000 Wolbachia are cytoplasmically inherited bacteria that induce a variety of effects with fitness consequences on host arthropods, including cytoplasmic incompatibility, parthenogenesis, male-killing and feminization.
Keller, L. +4 more
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A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Pitfall Traps and Winkler Litter Samples for Characterization of Terrestrial Ant (Formicidae) Communities in Temperate Savannas [PDF]
, 2018 Relatively few studies in temperate environments have compared pitfall traps and Winkler litter samples, two of the most commonly used ant (Formicidae) sampling protocols.
Menke, Sean B, Vachter, Nicole
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SociobiologyRed imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) is a severe and highly destructive invasive species. It has invaded mainland China since 2004. Understanding the foraging behavior patterns of workers in different habitats and conditions can help to ...
BoJian Lin +4 more
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Forensic Science International: Reports, 2020 Outdoor decaying corpses immediately attract Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae flies. However, the invasive red and black imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta and richteri) is also attracted to carrion with a reportedly predatory behavior.
Florencia Meyer +3 more
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