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First record of the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in Chinese mainland

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2022
In January 2022, we received ant specimens collected from three field colonies from Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China. They were identified as the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, through morphological and molecular analyses.
Si-qi CHEN, Yi ZHAO, Yong-yue LU, Hao RAN, Yi-juan XU   +4 more
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Prey Status Affects Paralysis Investment in the Ponerine Ant Harpegnathos venator

Insects, 2021
The paralysis behavior of some ponerine ants when foraging may be important for food storage and colony development. However, how workers invest in paralysis under different prey circumstances is often overlooked.
Lei Nie, Fei Zhao, Yiming Chen, Qian Xiao, Zhiping Pan, Hao Ran, Yijuan Xu   +6 more
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Using MaxEnt to Predict the Potential Distribution of the Little Fire Ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) in China

Insects, 2022
Invasive ants are some of the most destructive species in ecosystems and can have serious ecological and socioeconomic impacts. The little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, is native to Central and South America and was listed as one of the 100 most ...
Mengfei Mao, Siqi Chen, Zengyuan Ke, Zengqiang Qian, Yijuan Xu   +4 more
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RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT CONTROL WITH ESTEEM FIRE ANT BAIT, 2006 [PDF]

Arthropod Management Tests, 2008
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Symbiotic Bacteria Regulating Insect–Insect/Fungus/Virus Mutualism

Insects, 2023
Bacteria associated with insects potentially provide many beneficial services and have been well documented. Mutualism that relates to insects is widespread in ecosystems. However, the interrelation between “symbiotic bacteria” and “mutualism” has rarely
Siqi Chen, Aiming Zhou, Yijuan Xu
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Observation of the Antimicrobial Activities of Two Actinomycetes in the Harvester Ant Messor orientalis

Insects, 2022
Observations have shown that seeds collected by harvester ants are less likely to mold. Based on evolutionary analysis and other research, it was hypothesized that harvester ants could apply actinomycetes to protect seeds, similar to the protection of ...
Yiyang Wu, Yaxuan Liu, Jinyong Yu, Yijuan Xu, Siqi Chen   +4 more
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Correlation of the Nest Density and the Number of Workers in Bait Traps for Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) in Southern China

Sociobiology, 2014
The relationship between Solenopsis invicta nest density and the number of fire ant workers in bait traps and percentages of traps capturing ants were investigated in the waste land of Wuchuan, Guangdong, South China.
Yongyue Lu, Lei Wang, Yijuan Xu, Ling Zeng, Ningdong Li   +4 more
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Development of Food-Luring Baited Traps for Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Monitoring in the Field in Southern China

Sociobiology, 2023
Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a red imported fire ant that originated from South America, is a worldwide invasive pest. This study investigated the efficacy of the newly designed baited trap to detect red imported fire ants ...
Wenchao Zhu, Mubasher Hussain, Ziqiang Sun, Runqian Mao, Yixin Ye, Baolin Xiu, Chengzhi Huang, Xincheng An   +7 more
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Red imported fire ants discovered in Sacramento [PDF]

California Agriculture, 2002
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First Report of Imported Fire Ants, Solenopsis invicta, S. richteri, and S. invicta X richteri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Kentucky

Insects, 2023
Since their introduction into the United States in the early 1900′s, imported fire ants, namely Solenopsis invicta Buren (Red Imported Fire Ant), S. richteri Forel (Black Imported Fire Ant), and their hybrid form Solenopsis invicta X richteri have spread
Jennifer L. Seltzer, Joe MacGown, JoVonn G. Hill, David Cross, Janet Lensing, Joe Collins   +5 more
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