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		Foraging in mono- and polydomous Solenopsis invicta Buren colonies.
		Queen dominance in the polygynous ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren: (1) queen attractiveness to workers as a mechanism of dominance.
		Prevalence of the strepsipteran, Caenochloax fenyesi parasitizing Solenopsis invicta colonies in Brazos County, TX.
	vinsonlab.tamu.edu /ant/antbib.htm (3226 words)

	Chemical Ecology In The Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
		When several workers of Solenopsis saevissima are crushed between two pieces of clean glass and held one to three centimeters above resting workers, these workers exhibit increased excitement and tend to cluster beneath the crushed bodies and lift their gastors in a defensive posture.
		Solenopsis invicta venom is primarily (> 95%) composed of piperidine alkaloids (2-alkyl or alkenyl 6-methyl piperidines).
		Vargo, E.L. Mutual pheromonal inhibition among queens in polygyne colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta.
	www.colostate.edu /Depts/Entomology/courses/en570/papers_1998/weeks.htm (3732 words)

	LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF AN ARTHROPOD-COMMUNITY INVASION BY THE IMPORTED FIRE ANT, <GENSP>SOLENOPSIS ...
		Solenopsis invicta was still the most abundant ant species, but not nearly as abundant as it was during the initial phase of the invasion.
		Solenopsis invicta was very abundant at BFL in 1999, but not nearly as abundant as it was in infested areas in 1987.
		Solenopsis invicta is a serious pest throughout much of its introduced range in the United States and is spreading (Callcott and Collins 1996).
	www.comprsci.howard.edu /LongTermImpacts_files/_001.html (5276 words)

	Red imported fire ant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta), or simply fire ant, is one of the 266 species of stinging ant in the widespread genus Solenopsis.
		Although the Red Imported Fire Ant is native to South America, it is best known in the United States, Australia, Taiwan, and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.
		Solenopsis daguerri (Santschi), a parasitic ant, invades RIFA colonies to replace the queen in hopes of gaining control of the colony.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Solenopsis_invicta (1944 words)

	UGA Entomology \| Athens Faculty \| Kenneth Ross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Most of my present work focuses on fire ants (genus Solenopsis), a group that presents many fascinating problems in population genetics and evolution, and that is readily studied in the field and laboratory.
		Queen recruitment in a multiple-queen population of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta.
		Distribution and prevalence of Wolbachia infections in native populations of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae).
	www.ent.uga.edu /personnel/faculty/ross.htm (467 words)

	RIFA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It was earlier identified as Solenopsis saevissima Forel var.
		It is placed in the Solenopsis genus by its 10 segmented antennae with a 2-segmented club.
		Solenopsis invicta's common name is the red imported fire ant.
	pi.cdfa.ca.gov /rifa/RIFA_biology.htm (664 words)

	Pseudacteon spp.
		Solenopsis fire ants are hosts to at least 27 species of Pseudacteon flies in the New World.
		Reduced foraging of Solenopsis geminata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the presence of parasitic Pseudacteon spp.
		Solenopsis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) fire ant reactions to attacks of Pseudacteon flies (Diptera: Phoridae) in Southeastern Brazil.
	www.nysaes.cornell.edu /ent/biocontrol/parasitoids/pseudacteon.html (1207 words)

	Red Imported Fire Ant: Solenopsis invicta Buren (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The red imported fire ant (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta Buren, is believed to have been introduced into the USA in the late 1930s or early 1940s.
		Solenopsis geminata colonies, a native fire ant, cannot compete against their non-native relative.
		Solenopsis invicta is reported to be native along the Paraguay and Parana Rivers in South America (Allen et al.
	tncweeds.ucdavis.edu /moredocs/solinv01.html (3505 words)

	Lockley: Imported Fire Ants
		Ants belonging to the genus Solenopsis can readily be distinguished from all other ant species in North America by their 10-segmented antennae with a 2-segmented club.
		Although the vertical transmission of this disease is understood, the horizontal transmission is not.
		Solenopsis (Labauchena) dagerrei is a parasitic ant that attaches to the fire ant queen and redirects fire ant workers to tend the brood of the parasite to the detriment of the colony's own larvae.
	ipmworld.umn.edu /chapters/lockley.htm (3221 words)

	Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Solenopsis invicta was identified at one of the 53 sites that were sampled on the campus: the front and back of the library building.
		Solenopsis invicta was identified in the bowl area of the outdoor stage in Chamizal National Memorial.
		Solenopsis invicta was not expected to disperse to the southwest due to the xeric environmental conditions of the desert, but it has been shown to colonize urban habitats in outer areas.
	entweb.clemson.edu /fireant/99conf/fa19.htm (2315 words)

	red imported fire ant - Solenopsis invicta
		Most notorious is Solenopsis invicta Buren, the red imported fire ant (RIFA), followed by the much less common S.
		In addition, a parasitic ant, Solenopsis daguerri (Santschi) which invades fire ant colonies and replaces the queen to take control of the colony, is being investigated for another possible biological control agent of the red imported fire ant.
		Impact of red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on harvest of soybean in North Carolina.
	creatures.ifas.ufl.edu /urban/ants/red_imported_fire_ant.htm (2694 words)

	Florida Entomologist, v. 78, n. 1, p. 70
		A report that Pseudacteon borgmeieri Schmitz attacks both Solenopsis and Camponotus ants (Disney 1994) is based on a mistranslation of Borgmeier (1922), who actually stated that he only found this fly over Solenopsis nests even though he also inspected other ant nests including two species of Camponotus.
		However, the fact that four Pseudacteon species in the United States all attack Solenopsis geminata (Disney 1991, Feener 1987), but not sympatric populations of the imported fire ant, S. invicta, suggests that some flies may also be specific to particular fire ant species or species groups (Feener and Brown 1992).
		Solenopsis saevissima was sparsely distributed in urban and agricultural sites while S. geminata was only found at two urban sites.
	www.fcla.edu /FlaEnt/fe78p70.html (2188 words)

	BFL Ant Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Vargo, E L. On differential reproduction among queens in polygyne colonies of the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta.
		Vargo, E.L. Colony reproductive structure in a polygyne population of the fire ant Solenopsis geminata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
		Differential viability of eggs laid by queens in polygyne colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta.
	www.utexas.edu /research/bfl/research/bibliog/antbib.html (1581 words)

	Australian Ants Online - Solenopsis
		World wide there are 266 known species and subspecies of Solenopsis with an additional 8 species being known from fossils.
		The antennae are 10 segmented (including the scape) and have a 2 segmented club (Fig.
		Ettershank, G. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
	www.ento.csiro.au /science/ants/myrmicinae/solenopsis/solenopsis.htm (140 words)

	Solenopsis xyloni - The Southern Fire Ant
		Solenopsis xyloni the Southern Fire Ant, is quite common throughout Arizona's deserts.
		While Solenopsis xyloni's sting is typically not as severe as that of Solenopsis invicta (the Red Imported Fire Ant), S. xyloni's sting still causes burning and itching in most people.
		Solenopsis xyloni comes in several color variations - sometimes the workers are a dark brownish-red color, other times the workers are red and fl.
	www.tightloop.com /ants/solxyl4.htm (260 words)

	Solenopsis invicta or wagneri - www.ezboard.com
		Although they can be nasty I have never seen Solenopsis xyloni, our native fire ant behave as agressively as you describe.
		I suppose there is a chance that it could be Solenopsis wagneri, invicta..
		The name Solenopsis invicta Buren was recently officially conserved by the International Commision on Zoological Nomenclature.
	p211.ezboard.com /fantfarmfrm4.showNextMessage?topicID=595.topic (755 words)

	Fire Ant Research Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		With increasing emphasis on species specific and ecologically sound means to control pest insect populations, there is renewed interest in novel approaches to pest management, including the use of pheromones.
		Vargo, E. Mutual pheromonal inhibition among queens in polygyne colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta.
		Studies on the mode of action of a queen primer pheromone of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta.
	www.utexas.edu /research/bfl/research/vargo.html (1975 words)

	Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)
		Mound of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, in St. Augustinegrass.
		Mount, R. The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as a possible serious predator on some southeastern vertebrates: direct observations and subjective impressions.
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	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /IN352 (3348 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren): Only the red imported fire ant has a median clypeal tooth and a striated mesepimeron (see figures); although these may be difficult to see at first.
		Tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata [Fabricius]): The most distinguishing characteristic of this species is the relatively larger, parallel-sided head with a deep, median, lengthwise groove down the middle of the vertex.
		Desert fire ants (Solenopsis aurea Wheeler and Solenopsis amblychila Wheeler): Both of these species are yellowish-red to reddish-yellow (whereas all other fire ants are light to dark brown) and have a well-developed petiolar process.
	fireant.tamu.edu /materials/factssheets/fapfs0~13.htm (922 words)

	[No title]
		The fl or dark species, Solenopsis richteri, was introduced first in Mobile, AL about 1918 and remained confined to the immediate area for about 10 years.
		The current view is that these are distinct species, that the light form, red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is far more dominant than the dark form, fl imported fire ant, Solenopsis richteri.
		This paper was called to attention by an article in the Cooperative Economic Insect Report 22(9):103-104, 1972, by David R. Smith of the Systematic Entomology Laboratory (USDA/ARS) Beltsville MD. In it, he recommended the current use of the common names, red imported fire ant for S. invicta, and fl imported fire ant for S. richteri.
	www.ceris.purdue.edu /napis/pests/ifa/facts.txt (788 words)

	College of Arts & Sciences - USF St. Petersburg
		The imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is a serious, invasive pest in Florida.
		Behavioral and developmental homeostasis the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta.
		Effects of colony-level attributes on larval feeding in the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta.
	www.stpt.usf.edu /coas/espg/cassill.asp (423 words)

	ARS \| Publication request: Identification of Solenopsis Invicta Social Organization by Multiplex Pcr of Gp-9 Alleles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Scientists at the Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology have developed a molecular method capable of identifying social form in red imported fire ants in as little as 3 hours.
		Technical Abstract: Oligonucleotide primers were designed to discriminate between the Gp-9B and Gp-9b alleles found in the two social forms (monogyne and polygyne) of Solenopsis invicta.
		When both sets of primers were multiplexed, monogyne ants produced a single 518 bp amplicon (specific for Gp-9B), whereas polygyne ants produced one 518 bp amplicon and one 423 bp amplicon (specific for Gp-9B and Gp-9b, respectively) which allowed the Gp-9 alleles to be discerned in a single reaction.
	www.ars.usda.gov /research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=140868 (274 words)

	Solenopsis amblychila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Solenopsis amblychila, has a lovely golden color, especially in strong sunlight.
		They are very similar to Solenopsis aurea (the Golden Fire Ant) - in fact, I had originally misidentified these ants as Solenopsis aurea.
		Solenopsis amblychila on extrafloral nectary 2 (Approximately 560KB)
	www.tightloop.com /ants/solamb.htm (144 words)

	UGA Genetics \| Personnel \| Kenneth G. Ross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Systematics and population genetics of fire ants (Solenopsis saevissima complex) from Argentina.
		Heirarchical genetic structure and gene flow in macrogeographic populations of the Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum).
		Effects of social organization on gene flow in the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta.
	www.genetics.uga.edu /faculty/bio-ross.html (249 words)

	issg Database: Ecology of Solenopsis invicta
		Workers in the Solenopsis genus are polymorphic, meaning they are physically differentiated into more than two different body-forms (Holway et al.
		Fire ants are quite small, varying from 2 - 6mm in length, and are predominantly reddish-brown in colour.
		In Australia, where the ant was discovered in 2001, AU $123 million has been invested in a 5 year programme to attempt to eradicate the ant, which is estimated to have infested about 36 000 hectares of land (Vanderwoude et al.
	www.issg.org /database/species/ecology.asp?si=77&fr=1&sts=sss (1942 words)

	Supercolonies or supersimplification? Quantified internidal movements of ants among polygynous Solenopsis invicta ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Quantified internidal movements of ants among polygynous Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) colonies
		This research quantified the internidal (between nest) movements of ants among polygyne red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Buren), (RIFA) nests.
		Some may be polydomous at small-scales, but many are found to operate as autonomous colonies, as well.
	esa.confex.com /esa/2001/techprogram/paper_1792.htm (384 words)

	McCann Book Chapter 5 Section 2
		This limited range is probably due to competition from its relative, Solenopsis invicta Buren.
		This fire ant is well established in most of Florida and from North Carolina to eastern Texas.
		The native ant fauna of the United States includes two fire ants, the tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata (F.)) and the southern fire ant (S.
	aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu /mcinsec2.html (1617 words)

	Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA)
		Fire ants (Solenopsis) can be distinguished from all other North American ant species by using a microscope to verify the following characteristics.
		The RIFA is the most aggressive and widespread of the fire ants found in North America but at least three other species of fire ant exist.
		Two species, the tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata Fabricus) and the southern fire ant (Solenopsis xyloni McCook), are believed to be native to North America.
	www.ext.vt.edu /pubs/entomology/444-284/444-284.html (2898 words)

	L.E. Gilbert - FARMAAC-Supported Publications
		Morrison, L.W. Long-term impacts of an arthropod-community invasion by the imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta.
		A fully factorial analysis of the ecological impacts of parasitism and competition on foraging in an invasive ant.
		Disturbed mound recovery time of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), is decreased in the presence of phorid flies (Pseudacteon spp).
	uts.cc.utexas.edu /~gilbert/research/fireants/pubs.html (961 words)

	NATURAL PEST CONTROL FOR HOME GARDENS
		The Southern Fire Ant, Solenopsis xyloni is native to the United States.
		The Imported Red Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta occurs in the southern U.S. from North Carolina to Texas.
		Another species of fire ant is Solenopsis geminata, ranging from South Carolina and Florida to Texas, and south into Costa Rico, Brazil, and Peru.
	www.biologicco.com /newsletter/volume1_7 (977 words)

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