Adoption of Newly-Mated Queens: A Mechanism for Proliferation and Perpetuation of Polygynous Red Imported Fire Ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren

1988 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 581 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Michael Glancey ◽  
Clifford S. Lofgren
Keyword(s):  
Solenopsis Invicta ◽  
Fire Ants ◽  
Solenopsis Invicta Buren ◽  
Imported Fire Ants ◽  
Red Imported Fire Ants

Ethyl formate fumigation for the disinfestation of red imported fire ants Solenopsis invicta Buren

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 838-840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung-Ho Lee ◽  
Chung-Gyoo Park ◽  
Min-Goo Park ◽  
Gwang-Hyun Roh ◽  
Dongbin Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solenopsis Invicta ◽  
Ethyl Formate ◽  
Fire Ants ◽  
Solenopsis Invicta Buren ◽  
Imported Fire Ants ◽  
Red Imported Fire Ants

scholarly journals Effects of Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) on the Species Structure of Ant Communities in South China

Sociobiology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Yue Lu ◽  
Bi-qiu Wu ◽  
Yi-Juan Xu ◽  
Ling Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
South China ◽  
Solenopsis Invicta ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Fire Ants ◽  
Species Structure ◽  
Ant Communities ◽  
Solenopsis Invicta Buren ◽  
Imported Fire Ants ◽  
Red Imported Fire Ants

We evaluated the effects of invasive red imported fire ants (RIFAs), Solenopsis invicta Buren, on native ant communities at three habitats in South China. By using paired control and treatment plots, the change in diversity and community structure of native ants due to the invasion of red imported fire ants could be observed. Ant species richness was reduced by 46 and 33% at RIFA-infested lawn and pasture habitats, respectively; however, the ant species richness in the lichee orchard was not affected by red imported fire ants. Our results indicated that red imported fire ants became one of several dominant species or the only dominant species in all three habitats in South China.

Butyl Carbitol Acetate as an Ant Repellent on the Pecan Tree Trunk

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. Dutcher ◽  
Rodney W. Beaver
Keyword(s):  
Solenopsis Invicta ◽  
Fire Ants ◽  
Food Services ◽  
Methyl Anthranilate ◽  
Neem Extract ◽  
Grand Rapids ◽  
Solenopsis Invicta Buren ◽  
Imported Fire Ants ◽  
Red Imported Fire Ants ◽  
Ant Repellent

2 – (2 – butoxyethoxy) ethyl acetate (butyl carbitol acetate), an animal repellent, was found to repel red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta (Buren), in trail blocking, pickup, and trail to source bioassays. Butyl carbitol acetate effectively prevented worker ants from trailing up the trunk of pecan trees for 1 wk and reduced foraging for 2 wks after application. Butyl carbitol acetate and farnesol were more effective than neem extract, methyl myristate, methyl anthranilate, and Tanglefoot® (The Tanglefoot Co., Grand Rapids, Ml) in restricting ants from crossing a trunk barrier. Also, application of the repellents dissolved in wax-slurry and applied directly to the trunk was more effective than application to a wax-covered Kraft paper (Food Services Direct, Hampton, VA) band. Wax-covered strings amended with the repellents and tied around the trunk were similar in effectiveness to the waxy slurry band.

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