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Crazy ants receiving different diets vs. fire ants.

open access: yes, 2013
The effects of sugar level in crazy ant diet on: A) Average aggression score for each set of fire ants and crazy ants. Aggression scores are assigned according to the scale described by Suarez et al. [30].
Katherine C. Horn (301170)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

[News Clip: Fire Ants]

open access: yes, 1959
Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Dallas city health department officials inspecting a fire ant-infested ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
core   +1 more source

Prevalence of allergic sensitization to bee, mosquito and red ant in children with allergic disease

open access: yesRevista Alergia México, 2015
Background: The allergic sensitization to insects of the Hymenoptera and Culicidae order in pediatric population is studied with low frequency. Objective: To determine the prevalence of sensitization to bees, mosquito and fire ants in children with ...
Leobardo Francisco Flores-Ruiz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Red Imported Fire Ant Nest-Building on Soil Properties and Bacterial Communities in Different Habitats

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) is a highly adaptable invasive species that can nest and reproduce in different habitat soils. We aimed to explore the adaptability of red imported fire ants in different habitats by analyzing changes ...
Longqing Shi, Fenghao Liu, Lu Peng
doaj   +1 more source

Enforcing environmental law in the Amazon

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This article identifies the underlying obstacles to enforcement of laws against environmental crimes such as illegal logging, mining and ranching. With four departments (provinces) from Colombia as case studies, it assesses enforcement of the country's main environmental law, Law 2111, which is one of Latin America's strongest. The article has
Mark Ungar, Juan Corredor‐Garcia
wiley   +1 more source

Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas

open access: yesEDIS, 2003
This document provides comprehensive guidelines for managing imported fire ants in urban areas. It covers the identification of fire ant species, the impact of their stings, and various control methods including Integrated Pest Management (IPM ...
David H. Oi, Philip Koehler
doaj   +1 more source

Open‐land‐derived agroforestry and effects of abandonment of management of the main crop on ecosystem services and woody plant diversity

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Tropical forests are rapidly declining. One promising strategy to reverse the loss of tropical forest is the establishment of agroforestry on open land. We combined interviews with biodiversity surveys to learn general lessons from success and nonsuccess stories of the establishment of open‐land‐derived coffee agroforests in one of the world's ...
Lucas M. Fonzaghi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbiome‐mediated chemical communication in insects: Implications for pest management

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Microbiome–semiochemical interactions involve the following processes: direct microbial synthesis, host gene regulation, precursor biotransformation, microbiome modulation and indirect ecological signaling. Abstract Insects rely on semiochemicals to regulate aggregation, mating, foraging, and host selection. This review synthesizes evidence that insect‐
Ioannis Eleftherianos   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecologia da nidificação de formigas (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) em indivíduos pós-reprodutivos secos de Actinocephalus polyanthus (Eriocaulaceae) em ambientes de restinga, Florianópolis, Sul do Brasil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Florianópolis, 2012Dentre as características que possibilitaram o grande sucesso das formigas na adaptação a diferentes
Schmidt, Gustavo de Oliveira
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Pesticide‐free management of invasive ants impacting ground‐nesting wildlife populations

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin
Nonnative, invasive ants, and especially the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, are a widespread threat to ground‐nesting wildlife. In this paper I describe a method of controlling fire ants using hot water.
Joshua R. King
doaj   +1 more source

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