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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 +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2013 Biotic interactions are often important in the establishment and spread of invasive species. In particular, competition between introduced and native species can strongly influence the distribution and spread of exotic species and in some cases ...
Katherine C Horn +2 more
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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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Using geospatial tools to combat fire ants
, 2021 State of the art geo-spatial information capture, storage and analysis is vital in the ongoing battle against Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA). In this context, this informative article relates to how geo-spatial tools and techniques can play an important ...
Scarmana, Gabriel, McDougall, Kevin
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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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Characteristics of exotic ants in North America [PDF]
, 2011 The worldwide transport of species beyond their native range is an increasing problem, e.g. for global biodiversity. Many introduced species are able to establish in new environments and some even become invasive.
Jeschke, Jonathan M. +6 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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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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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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Jurnal Hama dan Penyakit Tumbuhan Tropika, 2012 Association of mealybug, Dysmicoccus brevipes (Ckll.) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) and fire ant, Solenopsis sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on two pineapple–planting patterns. A pineapple mealybug, Dysmicoccus brevipes (Ckll.) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)
Rosma Hasibuan .
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