Prediction of Potential Distribution of Red Imported Fire Ant in China Using the MaxEnt Model [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesSolenopsis invicta Buren is a highly invasive and aggressive species. Since its invasion into China, it has rapidly spread to many regions, seriously threatening the local ecological balance and posing a huge threat to human life safety and agricultural ...
Wen Siyuan
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ECOLOGICAL RELEASE OF AN EXOTIC SPECIES UPON SUPPRESSION OF ITS INVASIVE PREDATOR: A FIVE-YEAR CASE STUDY, WITH NOTES ON OTHER SPECIES, AND THE LIFE HISTORY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN GECKO, HEMIDACTYLUS TURCICUS [PDF]
, 2014 Ecological release allows a species to expand beyond its currently occupied niche upon removal of a limiting mechanism such as a predator or competitor. Unfortunately, these interactions between exotic and invasive organisms are relatively unknown.
McCallum, Jamie L., McCallum, Malcolm L.
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PLoS ONE, 2012 Although mutualism between ants and honeydew-producing hemipterans has been extensively recognized in ecosystem biology, however few attempts to test the hypothesis that mutualism between two alien species leads to the facilitation of the invasion ...
Aiming Zhou +4 more
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Controlling invasive ant species: a theoretical strategy for efficient monitoring in the early stage of invasion [PDF]
, 2018 Invasion by the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, has destructive effects on native biodiversity, agriculture, and public health. This ant's aggressive foraging behaviour and high reproductive capability have enabled its establishment of ...
Tsuji, Kazuki, Ujiyama, Shumpei
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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 +7 more
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The Association between Virus Prevalence and Intercolonial Aggression Levels in the Yellow Crazy Ant, Anoplolepis Gracilipes (Jerdon). [PDF]
, 2019 The recent discovery of multiple viruses in ants, along with the widespread infection of their hosts across geographic ranges, provides an excellent opportunity to test whether viral prevalence in the field is associated with the complexity of social ...
Chiu, Ming-Chung +4 more
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Supercolonial structure of invasive populations of the tawny crazy ant Nylanderia fulva in the US [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Social insects are among the most serious invasive pests in the world, particularly successful at monopolizing environmental resources to outcompete native species and achieve ecological dominance.
Calcaterra, Luis Alberto +7 more
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Distribution and prevalence of Wolbachia infections in native populations of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) [PDF]
, 2003 Wolbachia are endosymbiotic bacteria that commonly infect arthropods. These bacteria induce a number of phenotypes in their hosts, including cytoplasmic incompatibility, thelytokous parthenogenesis, feminization, and male killing.
Ahrens, M. +5 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Inquiline ant social parasites exploit other ant species for their reproductive benefit because they do not possess a worker caste. Due to their relative rarity in nature, the biology and natural history of inquilines are largely unknown.
Allyson Dekovich +7 more
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Efeito da estrutura de habitat sobre a abundância de parasitóides Pseudacteon Coquillett (Diptera, Phoridae) em ninhos de Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). [PDF]
, 2009 Efeito da estrutura de habitat sobre a abundância de parasitóides Pseudacteon Coquillett (Diptera, Phoridae)em ninhos de Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).
Almeida, Fábio Souto +1 more
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