Effect of constant and fluctuating temperature on the circadian foraging rhythm of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Lei, Yanyuan; Jaleel, Waqar; Shahzad, Muhammad Faisal; Ali, Shahbaz; Azad, Rashid; Ikram, Rao Muhammad; Ali, Habib; Ghramh, Hamed A.; Khan, Khalid Ali; Qiu, Xiao‐Long; He, Yurong; Lyu, Lihua

doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.08.032

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“…Lei studied the optimum activity temperature of S. invicta and found that the optimum activity temperature was 26 °C, followed by 22 °C and 18 °C [ 42 ]. Sutherest et al used 17 °C, 21 °C, and 24 °C as the starting temperatures to simulate the growth of S. invicta .…”

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Prediction of Spatiotemporal Invasive Risk of the Red Import Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in China

Song

Zhang

et al. 2021

Insects

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The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), is an invasive pest, and it has spread rapidly all over the world. Predicting the suitable area of S. invicta growth in China will provide a reference that will allow for its invasion to be curbed. In this study, based on the 354 geographical distribution records of S. invicta, combined with 24 environmental factors, the suitable areas of S. invicta growth in China under current (2000s) and future (2030s and 2050s) climate scenarios (SSPs1-2.5s, SSPs2-3.5s and SSPs5-8.5s) were predicted by using the optimized MaxEnt model and geo-detector model. An iterative algorithm and knife-cut test were used to evaluate the important environmental factors that restrict the suitable area under the current climatic conditions. This study also used the response curve to determine the appropriate value of environmental factors to further predict the change and the center of gravity transfer of the suitable area under climate change. The optimized MaxEnt model has high prediction accuracy, and the working curve area (AUC) of the subjects is 0.974. Under climatic conditions, the suitable area is 81.37 × 104 km2 in size and is mainly located in the south and southeast of China. The main environmental factors affecting the suitable area are temperature (Bio1, Bio6, and Bio9), precipitation (Bio12 and Bio14) and NDVI. In future climate change scenarios, the total suitable area will spread to higher latitudes. This distribution will provide an important theoretical basis for relevant departments to rapidly prevent and control the invasion of S. invicta.

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confidence: 99%

Prediction of Spatiotemporal Invasive Risk of the Red Import Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in China

Song

Zhang

et al. 2021

Insects

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“…Similar diurnal activity correlated to air temperature was observed from a tropical rainforest (Nurul & Hashim, 2015). By identifying the lesser and higher foraging activity intensity periods, de ning the daily ant shifts in "locomotor activity" in relation to uctuating temperatures (Lei et al, 2021), this information may be used during integrated pest management or biological control treatments (Exélis & Idris, 2013; Exélis, 2015) towards the quarantine bagworm defoliators M. plana in oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia (Tuck et al, 2011; Wood & Norman, 2019a-2019b).Major workers foraging low rate being related to speci c temperature value in function of the daytime (at least before 1000 hours in this study),(Lei et al, 2021), if matched/adapted to the plantations harvesting, pruning tasks accordingly, such management inclusion could be potentially safer from O. smaragdina bites(Peng et al, 2012).…”

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Relationships between weather parameters and foraging daily activity of Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in oil palm plantations: Case Study

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Ramli

Idris

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Asian weaver ant, Oecophylla smaradigma is a nuisance species, effect the plantation employee due to their painful bites. The O. smaragdina was reported as one of the potential predators for the invasive bagworm species, Pteroma pendula in the oil palm plantation. Despite their important role in the plantation, however the study on the ecology and behaviour of the O. smaragdina is still lacking and not discovered. The objectives of this study were to investigate the relationships between the foraging daily activities of the O. smaragdina with the weather parameters. In 2018-2022, this study investigates the trunk foraging activity pattern of O. smaragdina colonies (9 days per colony) from selected plantations, as an effort of mitigation. In 2020-2022, a targeted field study was undertaken to examine the daily trunk foraging activities of major workers in relation to air temperature (AT), relative humidity (RH), air pressure (AP) and rainfall (RI). Ground forager behaviours were observed and examined from the trunk trail split covering an average frontal fluctuating angle from base palms. It is suggested that O. smaragdina is a diurnal ant species with much lesser crepuscular intensity. It is demonstrating similar daily foraging activity patterns featuring higher intensity during the warmest daily periods in relation to population size relative abundance. This was irrespective of the dry-wet seasons corresponding to low activity from late scoot-phase to early photo phase, exhibiting a bimodal foraging pattern. Throughout the overnight period, foraging activity ceased. O. smaragdina is a visual light dependent hunter for efficient intensive foraging. Active foragers reached peaks at around 1100 to 1530 hours, and from 1745 to 1845 hours. Between 1620 and 1650 hours, foragers demonstrated a two-fold daily decline in intensity on average. There was a strong positive correlation between foraging activity, AT and AP but negatively correlated with RH. Sustained RI stopped the trunk-ground trail activity of O. smaragdina, exposing outbound foragers withdrawing massively to the canopies. Defensive territorial layers are established from the base palm trunks reaching an average 5 m distance featuring two distinct spatial arrangements. Major workers trunk trails split into several new lines on an average 3 m radius showing higher foraging density. The trails broke off to expand into a web shape figure occupation reaching on average 5 m. The avoidance of forager relentless attacks can be achieved during the daily low activity periods (before 1000 hours) for pruning and harvesting tasks if the adoption of O. smaragdina is implemented to control the invasive Metisa plana bagworm species.

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“…2022), the invasion threat of RIFA is escalating in China rapidly in the last few years (Lei et al . 2021. More and more observed distributions are reported.…”

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“…With increasing globalization and connectedness due to international trade (Levine & D'Antonio 2003;Wu, Head, et al 2022), the invasion threat of RIFA is escalating in China rapidly in the last few years (Lei et al 2021. More and more observed distributions are reported.…”

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Analysis on new occurrence records of red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) in China in 2021

Zhao

Yan

et al. 2023

Entomological Research

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Solenopsis invicta Buren, also known as the red imported fire ant (RIFA), has had a very negative effect on biological diversity, public safety, agriculture, and economics. Because of the growth in global trade, the RIFA threat to China will continue to increase. To better understand characteristics of newly observed distributions of RIFA, we studied the effects of three factors including provincial areas, landcover types, and climatic conditions on the 130 new occurrence records in 2021. (1) We found that RIFA preferred to invade Sichuan and Guangxi, and provinces that are large agricultural producers were more vulnerable to invasive RIFA. Guangdong was the most damaged province, and wealthy provinces, especially southeastern coastal provinces, were more at risk and suffered a bigger loss from the further RIFA threat. (2) Compared with other habitats, plantations received more significant damage from invasive RIFA. (3) Areas with an annual precipitation of 516.4 mm, annual average temperature of 18.6°C, or elevation of 569.9 m had a great abundance of invasive RIFA. Our study suggests that stringent inspection and quarantine measures are necessary in new occurrence areas to prevent further RIFA outbreak, and highlights the need for cross‐provincial cooperation and national coordination to slow its spread.

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Effect of constant and fluctuating temperature on the circadian foraging rhythm of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Cited by 17 publications

References 31 publications

Prediction of Spatiotemporal Invasive Risk of the Red Import Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in China

Prediction of Spatiotemporal Invasive Risk of the Red Import Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in China

Relationships between weather parameters and foraging daily activity of Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in oil palm plantations: Case Study

Analysis on new occurrence records of red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) in China in 2021

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