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Anaphylaxis due to Red Imported Fire Ant sting [PDF]
Medical Journal of Australia, 2002 The invasive Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) is well established at two locations in the Brisbane area, and we report a patient with anaphylaxis after a sting. The potential for anaphylactic events in Australia due to S. invicta will be greater than for native ants because of its unusual venom, its habit of forming supercolonies in ...
Solley, G. O. +2 more
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Chemistry and Functions of Imported Fire Ant Venom
Toxins, 2023 In the United States, imported fire ants are often referred to as red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren, black imported fire ants, S. richteri Forel, and their hybrid (S. invicta × S. richteri).
Jian Chen
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Grass Repellency to the Red Imported Fire Ant [PDF]
Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2006 The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) is an invasive pest that causes ecological disturbance and economic damage to habitats worldwide. Since its introduction to the United States 75 years ago, the ant has spread across the southeast through Texas into California and causes over 6.5 billion in damages.
Troy Sternberg +2 more
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Odorant binding proteins of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta: an example of the problems facing the analysis of widely divergent proteins. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 We describe the odorant binding proteins (OBPs) of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, obtained from analyses of an EST library and separate 454 sequencing runs of two normalized cDNA libraries.
Dietrich Gotzek +3 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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Red Imported Fire Ants: Impact on Biodiversity [PDF]
American Entomologist, 2001 The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (hereafter referred to as imported fire ant), long considered a regional problem, is receiving renewed attention nationwide, with infestations found in Arizona, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, and Virginia (Mitchell 1996).
Wojcik, Daniel P. +5 more
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Sociobiology, 2013 The effect of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether (HMME) activated under visible light on worker behavior of Solenopsis invcita was studied with the potter spray tower method.
Zhi-Xiang Zhang +2 more
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Sociobiology, 2013 Plant essential oils from eight plant species were tested for their insecticidal activities against the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invcita, by using a fumigation bioassay.
Liang Tang +5 more
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Repellent Effects of Five Plant Essential Oils on the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invcita
Sociobiology, 2015 The aim of this experiment was to search for the essential oils which have repellent effects on red imported fire ants. Effect of five kinds of essential oils in four concentrations on fire ant workers was evaluated using a Y-tube olfactometer bioassay ...
Yi-Juan Xu
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Toxins, 2023 The injudicious and excessive use of synthetic pesticides has deleterious effects on humans, ecosystems, and biodiversity. As an alternative to traditional crop-protection methods, botanical pesticides are gaining importance.
Yuling Liang +6 more
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