Insects, 2020 The invasive red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (hereafter, fire ants), is a significant threat to public health and a danger to livestock, pets and wildlife due to their venomous stings.
Jian Chen, David H. Oi
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Eradication costs calculated: Red imported fire ants threaten agriculture, wildlife and homes
California Agriculture, 2002 The red imported fire ant, a pest newly introduced into California, threatens households, agriculture and wildlife. This study estimates the costs and benefits of a public program to eradicate the ants.
Karen Jetter, Jay Hamilton, John Klotz
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Cotton Rats Alter Foraging in Response to an Invasive Ant. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 We assessed the effects of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta; hereafter fire ant) on the foraging of hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus). We used a manipulative experiment, placing resource patches with a known amount of millet seed within ...
Andrea K Darracq +3 more
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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).
Compin, Arthur +5 more
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The discrepancy between fire ant recruitment to and performance on rodent carrion
Scientific Reports, 2022 Ants have not been considered important in the process of vertebrate carrion decomposition, but a recent literature review reported over 150 carrion-visiting ant species.
Constance Lin +2 more
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Ants biting amphibians: A review and new observations [PDF]
, 2019 Antagonistic interactions between insects and amphibians are the subject of many scientific articles, mostly concerning amphibian predation on insect, but many fewer examples exist of the opposite situation.
Kaczmarski, Mikołaj +2 more
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Fire ants protect mealybugs against their natural enemies by utilizing the leaf shelters constructed by the leaf roller Sylepta derogata. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The importance of mutualism is receiving more attention in community ecology. In this study, the fire ant Solenopsis invicta was found to take advantage of the shelters constructed by the leaf roller Sylepta derogata to protect mealybugs (Phenacoccus ...
Aiming Zhou +4 more
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A remarkable new Dimorphic species of Solenopsis from Argentina [PDF]
, 2015 Solenopsis Westwood (Myrmicinae: Solenopsidini) is an ant genus that represents a taxonomical challenge including about 117 species in the New World, most of them Neotropical.
Cuezzo, Fabiana del Carmen +1 more
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Sociobiology, 2014 We evaluated the effects of invasive red imported fire ants (RIFAs), Solenopsis invicta Buren, on native ant communities at three habitats in South China.
Yong Yue Lu +3 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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