Residues in Nontarget Ants
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, Species Simplification and Recovery of Populations Following Aerial Applications of Mirex
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Summerlin, J. W.; Hung, A. C. F.; Vinson, S. Bradleigh

doi:10.1093/ee/6.2.193

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“…None of the pastures had any recent history of pesticide use. Chemicals used against Þre antsÑ even older hydrocarbons such as MirexÑ have relatively short residual effects (Ͻ1 yr; Markin et al 1974, Summerlin et al 1977. The monogyne (i.e., single queen) form of S. invicta was present at all sites, although some polygyne (i.e., multiple queen) colonies may have been present at some sites.…”

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Positive Association Between Densities of the Red Imported Fire Ant,Solenopsis invicta(Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and Generalized Ant and Arthropod Diversity

Morrison

Porter

2003

Environ Entomol

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Positive Association Between Densities of the Red Imported Fire Ant,Solenopsis invicta(Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and Generalized Ant and Arthropod Diversity

Morrison

Porter

2003

Environ Entomol

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“…Monogyne fire ants dominate and simplify native ant communities, but the effects are usually more mild (Wilson and Brown 1958, Glancey et al 1976, Summerlin et al 1977, Wojcik 1983, Apperson and Powell 1984, Phillips et al 1987. Our results are similar to observations of Camilo and Phillips (1990) with polygyne ants in west-central Texas.…”

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Invasion of Polygyne Fire Ants Decimates Native Ants and Disrupts Arthropod Community

Porter

Savignano

1990

Ecology

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“…In North America, the southern United States is signi cantly affected. Pesticides, which cost the United States millions of dollars annually (Thompson et al 1995), have failed to control re ants effectively (Summerlin et al 1977). Because of its detrimental effects on native invertebrates and vertebrates (Wojcik et al 2001), this invasive ant is also ecologically costly.…”

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Colony–level impacts of parasitoid flies on fire ants

Mehdiabadi

Gilbert

2002

Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B

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The red imported re ant is becoming a global ecological problem, having invaded the United States, Puerto Rico, New Zealand and, most recently, Australia. In its established areas, this pest is devastating natural biodiversity. Early attempts to halt re ant expansion with pesticides actually enhanced its spread. Phorid y parasitoids from South America have now been introduced into the United States as potential biological control agents of the red imported re ant, but the impact of these ies on re ant populations is currently unknown. In the laboratory, we show that an average phorid density of as little as one attacking y per 200 foraging ants decreased colony protein consumption nearly twofold and signi cantly reduced numbers of large-sized workers 50 days later. The high impact of a single phorid occurred mainly because ants decreased foraging rates in the presence of the ies. Our experiments, the rst (to our knowledge) to link indirect and direct effects of phorids on re ants, demonstrate that colonies can be stressed with surprisingly low parasitoid densities. We interpret our ndings with regard to the more complex re antphorid interactions in the eld.

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Residues in Nontarget Ants 1 , Species Simplification and Recovery of Populations Following Aerial Applications of Mirex 2

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Positive Association Between Densities of the Red Imported Fire Ant,Solenopsis invicta(Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and Generalized Ant and Arthropod Diversity

Positive Association Between Densities of the Red Imported Fire Ant,Solenopsis invicta(Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and Generalized Ant and Arthropod Diversity

Invasion of Polygyne Fire Ants Decimates Native Ants and Disrupts Arthropod Community

Colony–level impacts of parasitoid flies on fire ants

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