Food competition mechanism between Solenopsis invicta Buren and Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius
Sociobiology, 2014 This study compared the amount of food resource depletion and interference competition at the individual and colony levels between Solenopsis invicta and Tapinoma melanocephalum laboratory colonies.
Biqiu Wu +4 more
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The native ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum, improves the survival of an invasive mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis, by defending it from parasitoids [PDF]
, 2015 Citation: Feng, D. D., Michaud, J. P., Li, P., Zhou, Z. S., & Xu, Z. F. (2015). The native ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum, improves the survival of an invasive mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis, by defending it from parasitoids.
Feng, D. D. +4 more
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 69, Issue 1, February 2026.We outline the diversity of pests, weeds and plant pathogens absent from New Zealand that threaten forage production, examine their potential import pathways, and outline the challenges of managing them should they arrive. The number and diversity of threats and pathways indicates ongoing incursions are inevitable.
Craig B. Phillips +9 more
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Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)
EDIS, 2002 This document is EENY-195, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2001.
Laura Collins, Rudolph H. Scheffrahn
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Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 4, February 2026.ABSTRACT Chromosomal inversion polymorphisms have been linked to the evolution of phenotypic variation, environmental adaptation, and speciation. The genome of the white‐throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) contains two exceptionally large chromosomal polymorphisms.
Nicole M. Baran +3 more
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Biological Control of Solenopsis Fire Ants by Pseudacteon Parasitoids: Theory and Practice
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012 Pseudacteon parasitoids are potential biocontrol agents of invasive Solenopsis fire ants. Pseudacteon species that parasitize the invasive S. invicta Buren and S.
Lloyd W. Morrison
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Silencing of two insulin receptor genes disrupts nymph-adult transition of alate brown citrus aphid [PDF]
, 2017 Insulin receptors play key roles in growth, development, and polymorphism in insects. Here, we report two insulin receptor genes (AcInR1 and AcInR2) from the brown citrus aphid, Aphis (Toxoptera) citricidus.
Ding, Bi-Yue +7 more
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Novel Worker‐Like Behavior Observed in Gynes of the Social Parasite Tetramorium microgyna
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.Our article reports, to our knowledge, the first observations of inquiline gynes performing worker tasks for their host colony. We dissected these gynes to establish that they were all unmated. We hypothesize that nest excavation by social parasites represents an artifact of a non‐parasitic past.
François Brassard, Christina Kwapich
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\u3ci\u3eSolenopsis Invicta\u3c/i\u3e Lipidomics—Fatty Acid Profiling of the Two Social Forms of the Red Imported Fire Ant [PDF]
, 2019 Undergraduate ...
Donelson, Jenna
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Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 1, Page 560-570, January 2026.The species distribution model predicts fall armyworm habitat expands in summer, covering much of the central and eastern USA in July–August, before contracting again in September. Abstract BACKGROUND Species distribution models (SDMs) are widely used in pest management to predict outbreak areas.
Fan‐Qi Gao +4 more
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