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Observation of the Antimicrobial Activities of Two Actinomycetes in the Harvester Ant Messor orientalis

open access: yesInsects, 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Red imported fire ants discovered in Sacramento [PDF]

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 2002
California Agriculture - All ...
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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

open access: yesSociobiology, 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   +4 more
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Development of Food-Luring Baited Traps for Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Monitoring in the Field in Southern China

open access: yesSociobiology, 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesInsects, 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Repellency of Carvacrol, Thymol, and Their Acetates against Imported Fire Ants

open access: yesInsects, 2023
In the United States, imported fire ants are commonly referred to as red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren), black imported fire ants (S. richteri Forel), and hybrid imported fire ants (S. invicta × S. richteri).
Pradeep Paudel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Grass Repellency to the Red Imported Fire Ant [PDF]

open access: yesRangeland 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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Impact of the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren on biodiversity in South China: A review

open access: yesJournal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019
The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is a problematic invasive species in China since at least 2003. Over the past 15 years, a numerous studies were published on the impacts of this species on flora, fauna, and ecosystem function in natural and
Lei WANG   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Raft formation by the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Insect Sci, 2011
The raft behavior of the invasive red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), has been documented for over a century. However, no rigorous tests have been performed elucidating the structure, limits, and important characteristics of this behavior. Rafting makes S.
Adams BJ   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT IMPACTS ON NORTHERN BOBWHITE POPULATIONS [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
The stability of Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) populations in Texas, where high density polygyne red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) account for \u3e50% of all (S.
Allen, Craig R.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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