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Ecological Dominance by Paratrechina longicornis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an Invasive Tramp Ant, in Biosphere 2
Type: Text
Year: 1999, 1999
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Ashton, I. W., Burgess, T. L., Dunning, C. E., Gallaher, J., Harken, E. L., Helms, K. R., Himler, A. G., Litsinger, J., Miller, S. E., Nelson, M., Olson, C. A., Pitts, M., Polhemus, D. A., Southern, A., Wetterer, James K., Wheeler, D. E., Yospin, M. M.
Full Text: Wetterer et al.: Dominance by Alien Ant in Biosphere 2 381 ECOLOGICAL DOMINANCE BY PARATRECHINA LONGICORNIS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE), AN INVASIVE TRAMP ANT, IN BIOSPHERE 2 J. K. WETTERER 2, S. E. MILLER3'4, D. E. WHEELER5, C. A. OLSON5, D. A. POLHEMUS4, …
THE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT, SOLENOPSIS INVICTA, IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)
Type: Text
Year: 2006, 2006
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Snelling, Roy R., Wetterer, James K.
Description: The best known and most destructive exotic ant species in the US is the red imported fire
ant,
Solenopsis invicta
Buren. Recently, this species has been reported from several islands
in the West Indies, including St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) and Guana Island, British
Virgin Islands (BVI). In the present study, we report new records of
S. invicta
on St. Croix
(13 sites) and the… more
Full Text: Wetterer & Snelling: Solenopsis invicta in the Virgin Islands 431 THE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT, SOLENOPSIS INVICTA, IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) JAMES K. WETTERER1 AND ROY R. SNELLING2 Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, …
Worldwide Spread of Pheidole teneriffana (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Type: Text
Year: 2011, 2011
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: Wetterer: Worldwide spread of Pheidole teneriffana 843 WORLDWIDE SPREAD OF PHEIDOLE TENERIFFANA (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) JAMES K. WETTERER Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458 ABSTRACT Pheidole …
Technomyrmex difficilis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the West Indies
Type: Text
Year: 2008, 2008
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: 428 Florida Entomologist 91(3) September 2008 TECHNOMYRMEX DIFFICILIS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) IN THE WEST INDIES JAMES K. WETTERER Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458 ABSTRACT Technomyrmex …
ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) OF THE DRY TORTUGAS, THE OUTERMOST FLORIDA KEYS
Type: Text
Year: 2002, 2002
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: O’Hara, Brandon C., Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) OF THE DRY TORTUGAS, THE OUTERMOST FLORIDA KEYS Author(s): James K. Wetterer and Brandon C. O’Hara Source: Florida Entomologist, 85(2):303-307. Published By: Florida Entomological Society …
Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on Non-native Neotropical Ant-acacias (Fabales: Fabaceae) in Florida
Type: Text
Year: 2003, 2003
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Wetterer, Andrea L., Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: 460 Florida Entomologist 86(4) December 2003 ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) ON NON-NATIVE NEOTROPICAL ANT-ACACIAS (FABALES: FABACEAE) IN FLORIDA JAMES K. WETTERER1 AND ANDREA L. WETTERER2 Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside …
Geographic distribution of Labidus coecus (Latr.) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), a subterranean army ant
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Snelling, Gordon C., Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: JHR 44: 31–38 (2015) doi: 10.3897/JHR.44.4672 Geographic distribution of Labidus coecus DATA PAPER 31 http://jhr.pensoft.net Geographic distribution of Labidus coecus (Latr.) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), a subterranean army ant James K. Wetterer1, Gordon C. …
Boom and bust of the tawny Crazy Ant, Nylanderia fulva (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Davis, Olasee, Wetterer, James K., Williamson, Joe R.
Full Text: Wetterer et al.: Boom and Bust of the Tawny Crazy Ant 1099 BOOM AND BUST OF THE TAWNY CRAZY ANT, NYLANDERIA FULVA (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE), ON ST. CROIX, US VIRGIN ISLANDS 1, 2 2 JAMES K. WETTERER *, OLASEE DAVIS AND JOE R. WILLIAMSON Wilkes Honors …
Worldwide Spread of the Lesser Sneaking Ant, Cardiocondyla minutior (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: Wetterer: Worldwide Spread of Cardiocondyla minutior 567 Worldwide spread of the lesser sneaking ant, Cardiocondyla minutior (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) James K. Wetterer Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, …
Geographic distribution of Leptogenys elongata (Buckley) and Leptogenys manni Wheeler (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae)
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: JHR 46: 127–136 (2015) Geographic distribution of Leptogenys elongata and L. manni doi: 10.3897/JHR.46.6555 RESEARCH ARTICLE 127 http://jhr.pensoft.net Geographic distribution of Leptogenys elongata (Buckley) and Leptogenys manni Wheeler (Hymenoptera, …
First North American Records of the Old World Ant Cricket Myrmecophilus americanus (Orthoptera, Myrmecophilidae)
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Hugel, Sylvain, Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: 126 Florida Entomologist 97(1) March 2014 First North American records of the Old World ant cricket Myrmecophilus americanus (Orthoptera, Myrmecophilidae) James K. Wetterer1,* and Sylvain Hugel2 Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 …
Worldwide Spread of the Graceful Twig Ant, Pseudomyrmex Gracilis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Type: Text
Year: 2010, 2010
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: Wetterer: Worldwide Spread of the Ant, Pseudomyrmex gracilis 535 WORLDWIDE SPREAD OF THE GRACEFUL TWIG ANT, PSEUDOMYRMEX GRACILIS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) JAMES K. WETTERER Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, …
Geographic Distribution of Trachymyrmex jamaicensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: Geographic distribution of Trachymyrmex jamaicensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) James K. Wetterer Abstract Trachymyrmex jamaicensis (André) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) is a rarely encountered fungus-growing ant known only from the West Indies and South …
Spread in Trinidad of the South American Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Davis, Lloyd R., Wetterer, James K., White, Graham L.
Full Text: 238 Florida Entomologist 97(1) March 2014 Spread in Trinidad of the South American fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) 1 James K. Wetterer1*, Lloyd R. Davis2, and Graham L. White3 Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 …
Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Bermuda
Type: Text
Year: 2004, 2004
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Wetterer, Andrea L., Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: 212 Florida Entomologist 87(2) June 2004 ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) OF BERMUDA JAMES K. WETTERER1 AND ANDREA L. WETTERER2 Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458 1 2 Department of Ecology, Evolution, …
Worldwide Spread of the Yellow-Footed Ant, Nylanderia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Type: Text
Year: 2011, 2011
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: 582 Florida Entomologist 94(3) September 2011 WORLDWIDE SPREAD OF THE YELLOW-FOOTED ANT, NYLANDERIA FLAVIPES (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) JAMES K. WETTERER Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Dr., Jupiter, FL 33458 ABSTRACT …
Population Explosion of the hairy crazy ant, Paratrechina Pubens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Type: Text
Year: 2008, 2008
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Keularts, Jozef L. W., Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: Wetterer & Keularts: Hairy Crazy Ant on St. Croix 423 POPULATION EXPLOSION OF THE HAIRY CRAZY ANT, PARATRECHINA PUBENS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE), ON ST. CROIX, US VIRGIN ISLANDS JAMES K. WETTERER1 AND JOZEF L. W. KEULARTS2 Wilkes Honors College, Florida …
Predaceous Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) at Sea Turtle (Testudines: Cheloniidae) Nesting Beaches and Hatcheries in El Salvador
Type: Text
Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Cervantes, Leopoldo Serrano, Echeverria, Eunice E., García, Doris Argentina Sánchez, Henriquez, Ana, Hernández, Rosa María Estrada, Liles, Michael J., Melendez, Glenda, Peralta, Carlos E. Gómez, Pérez, Dagoberto, Sermeño, José M., Sorto, Rubén López, Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: Predaceous fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) at sea turtle (Testudines: Cheloniidae) nesting beaches and hatcheries in El Salvador James K. Wetterer1,*, Michael J. Liles2,3, José M. Sermeño4, Leopoldo Serrano Cervantes4, Eunice E. Echeverria5, Rosa …
RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) AT GOPHER TORTOISE (TESTUDINES: TESTUDINIDAE) BURROWS
Type: Text
Year: 2005, 2005
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Moore, Jon, Wetterer, James K.
Description: The gopher tortoise,
Gopherus polyphemus
Daudin, is endemic to the southeastern US,
where its populations are declining primarily due to habitat destruction. Tortoises are
preyed upon by many species, including the red imported fire ant,
Solenopsis invicta
Buren,
a destructive exotic species now common throughout the tortoises’ entire range. We surveyed
ants using tuna bait at 154
G.… more
Full Text: Wetterer & Moore: Fire Ants at Gopher Tortoise Burrows 349 RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) AT GOPHER TORTOISE (TESTUDINES: TESTUDINIDAE) BURROWS JAMES K. WETTERER AND JON A. MOORE Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 …
Worldwide Spread of Tetramorium lucayanum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Type: Text
Year: 2011, 2011
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Wetterer, James K.
Full Text: Wetterer: Worldwide Spread of Tetramorium lucayanum 827 WORLDWIDE SPREAD OF TETRAMORIUM LUCAYANUM (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) JAMES K. WETTERER Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458 ABSTRACT Tetramorium …