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The red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the West Indies: distribution of natural enemies and a possible test bed for release of self-sustaining biocontrol agents

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Year: 2015, 2015

Member of: FAU College Collections

Contributors: James K. Wetterer, Steven M. Valles

Publisher: Florida Entomological Society

Description: Sample collections of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) were taken from 20 islands of the West Indies and evaluated for the presence of key pathogens and parasites of this invasive pest ant. We hypothesized that bottleneck events during the introduction of this ant species in the West Indies would have resulted in populations devoid, or nearly so, of natural enemies. Monogyne… more

Full Text: The red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the West Indies: distribution of natural enemies and a possible test bed for release of self-sustaining biocontrol agents Steven M. Valles1,*, James K. Wetterer2, and Sanford D. Porter1 Abstract …