Safe chemical repellents to prevent the spread of invasive ants.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.5184
Abstract: BACKGROUND The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is one of the most dangerous invasive species in the world. Fire ants can spread by hiding among plant material and soil that are transported from infested… read more here.
Keywords: fire ants; fire ant; chemical repellents; fire ... See more keywords
Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses of Red Imported Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to an Essential Balm and Its Components.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.6225
Abstract: BACKGROUND An over-the-counter medicine product of China known as essential balm effectively repelled red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren. However, it was not clear which chemical component(s) accounted for the repellency, and whether they… read more here.
Keywords: fire ants; imported fire; essential balm; red imported ... See more keywords
Aversion learning in response to an invasive venomous prey depends on stimulus strength
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DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-01949-3
Abstract: Learned avoidance can allow animals to survive the introduction of noxious prey. The effectiveness of aversion learning can depend on the intensity of the stimulus. The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is a novel… read more here.
Keywords: prey; fire ants; aversion learning; fire ... See more keywords
Sublethal Exposure to Cadmium Induces Chemosensory Dysfunction in Fire Ants.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c03108
Abstract: Ants easily accumulate cadmium (Cd) from the food web in terrestrial ecosystems. Cd contamination may cause olfactory dysfunction and consequently disorders in the social behavior of ants. To explore the molecular mechanism underlying the effect… read more here.
Keywords: chemosensory dysfunction; dysfunction; dysfunction fire; exposure ... See more keywords
Tyramides in male alates of black imported fire ants Solenopsis richteri
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DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12304
Abstract: Two species of imported fire ants, the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, and the black imported fire ant, Solenopsis richteri Forel, were introduced into the United States from South America at the port… read more here.
Keywords: fire ants; imported fire; solenopsis; chemistry ... See more keywords
Presence of an invasive species reverses latitudinal clines of multiple traits in a native species
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14510
Abstract: Understanding the processes driving formation and maintenance of latitudinal clines has become increasingly important in light of accelerating global change. Many studies have focused on the role of abiotic factors, especially temperature, in generating clines,… read more here.
Keywords: clines multiple; fire ants; multiple traits; native species ... See more keywords
Positive selection on sociobiological traits in invasive fire ants
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.14767
Abstract: The fire ant Solenopsis invicta and its close relatives are highly invasive. Enhanced social cooperation may facilitate invasiveness in these and other invasive ant species. We investigated whether invasiveness in Solenopsis fire ants was accompanied… read more here.
Keywords: selection sociobiological; fire ants; sociobiological traits; positive selection ... See more keywords
Fire ants: What do rural and urban areas show us about occurrence, diversity, and ancestral state reconstruction?
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DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2021-0120
Abstract: Abstract In South America, Solenopsis saevissima and S. invicta are the most common fire ants. Nests are founded in areas under anthropic interference like urban or rural areas, but S. invicta is found preferentially in… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; fire ants; ancestral state; urban areas ... See more keywords
Defensive Strategies of Puerto Rican Dwarf Geckos (Sphaerodactylus macrolepis) Against Invasive Fire Ants
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DOI: 10.1655/herpetologica-d-16-00042
Abstract: Abstract: Invasive species present challenges to native organisms and offer unique opportunities to examine adaptations to novel stressors. We studied behavioral responses to invasive Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) in native Puerto Rican Dwarf… read more here.
Keywords: fire ants; fire; puerto rican; dwarf geckos ... See more keywords
Fire Ants Feed Their Nestmates with Their Own Venom.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4002125
Abstract: Venom secretion is widely used by ants for disease control and more generally as an external surface disinfectant. Here we report evidence that Solenopsis invicta feed their nestmates with their own venom. Venom alkaloids were… read more here.
Keywords: ants feed; nestmates venom; venom alkaloids; feed nestmates ... See more keywords
First Report of Imported Fire Ants, Solenopsis invicta, S. richteri, and S. invicta X richteri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Kentucky
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DOI: 10.3390/insects14040372
Abstract: Simple Summary Imported fire ants, an invasive species, are reported from multiple locales in Kentucky, USA from 2014 to 2022. Abstract Since their introduction into the United States in the early 1900′s, imported fire ants,… read more here.
Keywords: invicta richteri; fire ants; imported fire; fire ... See more keywords