2020
DOI: 10.1653/024.103.0411
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The Good Side of the Bad Guys: Predation of Lepidopteran Pests by Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Florida Panhandle

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“…Invasive ants, such as L. humile, are often characterized by high abundance, rapid recruitment, aggressive nature, and an attraction to carbohydrate-rich resources (Holway et al 2002), which can make them successful plant bodyguards in agricultural ecosystems. For example, the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Buren), another invasive ant from Argentina, has been reported multiple times as the main predator of herbivore pests in peanut, soybean, and cotton plantations in the southern USA (Baldwin et al 2020;Tillman et al 2009;Vinson 2013). Yet, ant-plant interactions are complex and highly context-dependent, and there is no evidence that invasive ants per se are better plant defenders than native ants (Lach 2003;Lach and Hoffmann 2011;Zhang et al 2012).…”
Section: Invasive and Native Ants As Plant Defendersmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Invasive ants, such as L. humile, are often characterized by high abundance, rapid recruitment, aggressive nature, and an attraction to carbohydrate-rich resources (Holway et al 2002), which can make them successful plant bodyguards in agricultural ecosystems. For example, the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Buren), another invasive ant from Argentina, has been reported multiple times as the main predator of herbivore pests in peanut, soybean, and cotton plantations in the southern USA (Baldwin et al 2020;Tillman et al 2009;Vinson 2013). Yet, ant-plant interactions are complex and highly context-dependent, and there is no evidence that invasive ants per se are better plant defenders than native ants (Lach 2003;Lach and Hoffmann 2011;Zhang et al 2012).…”
Section: Invasive and Native Ants As Plant Defendersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Plant defense by ants has been studied over decades, and many studies suggest possible applications of this interaction in agriculture (Anjos et al 2021;Carroll and Janzen 1973;Offenberg 2015;Way and Khoo 1992). Ants are important natural enemies of fruit fly larvae in coffee and fruit orchards (Eskafi and Kolbe 1990;Fernandes et al 2012), and prey on lepidopteran and coleopteran pests in soybean, cotton, peanuts, and cauliflowers, among others (Agarwal et al 2007;Baldwin et al 2020;Vinson 2013). Tree-nesting weaver ants (Oecophylla sp.)…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Certainly ants, as most other broad taxonomic groups, are not solely composed of invasives and/or pests. Furthermore, those ants that are pests in one context may perform environmental services in another (Helms et al, 2016;Baldwin et al, 2020). Therefore, it is essential to design novel ant control materials that have few off-target effects, to protect other ants and other benign organisms that might contact a preparation of ant RNAi materials.…”
Section: Prospects and Recommendationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, it is essential to design novel ant control materials that have few off-target effects, to protect other ants and other benign organisms that might contact a preparation of ant RNAi materials. The high target specificity due to the complementary nature of gene-coding molecules makes RNAi technology especially appealing to insects in light of the many ecosystem services provided by ants and other insects as pollinators, nutrient and soil cyclers, predators, and food for wildlife (Baldwin et al, 2020;Elizalde et al, 2020).…”
Section: Prospects and Recommendationsmentioning
confidence: 99%