How does climate change affect social insects?
F Menzel, B Feldmeyer - Current opinion in insect science, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Social insects are affected by climate change just like solitary organisms.•Certain
traits allow social insects to cope better with climate change-to some extent.•Specialists will …
traits allow social insects to cope better with climate change-to some extent.•Specialists will …
Biological control of fire ants: an update on new techniques
DF Williams, RD DeShazo - Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2004 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To review the present understanding of biological control methods for imported
fire ants (IFAs). DATA SOURCES: We searched MEDLINE, Biological Abstracts, and the US …
fire ants (IFAs). DATA SOURCES: We searched MEDLINE, Biological Abstracts, and the US …
Field releases of the decapitating fly Pseudacteon curvatus (Diptera: Phoridae) for control of imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Alabama, Florida, and …
LC'Fudd'Graham, SD Porter, RM Pereira… - Florida …, 2003 - BioOne
The little decapitating fly, Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, was released at 11 sites in
Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee as a potential self-sustaining biocontrol agent of imported …
Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee as a potential self-sustaining biocontrol agent of imported …
Fire ant decapitating fly cooperative release programs (1994-2008): Two Pseudacteon species, P. tricuspis and P. curvatus, rapidly expand across imported fire ant …
AMA Callcott, SD Porter, DW Ronald Jr… - Journal of Insect …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Natural enemies of the imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren, S. richteri Forel
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and their hybrid, include a suite of more than 20 fire ant …
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and their hybrid, include a suite of more than 20 fire ant …
Spatial Scale and Density Dependence in a Host Parasitoid System: An Arboreal Ant, Azteca instabilis, and Its Pseudacteon Phorid Parasitoid
Much literature is dedicated to the study of density dependence in host-parasitoid systems.
The theoretical literature identifies two potential stabilization mechanisms relating the …
The theoretical literature identifies two potential stabilization mechanisms relating the …
Field Release and Establishment of the Decapitating Fly Pseudacteon curvatus on Red Imported Fire Ants in Florida
RJ Vazquez, SD Porter, JA Briano - BioControl, 2006 - Springer
Decapitating phorid flies in the genus Pseudacteon are being studied as classical biological
control agents of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera …
control agents of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera …
Dispersal and competitive impacts of a third fire ant decapitating fly (Pseudacteon obtusus) established in North Central Florida
SD Porter, LA Calcaterra - Biological Control, 2013 - Elsevier
Self-sustaining classical biological control agents offer hope for permanent wide-area
control of imported Solenopsis fire ants in the United States because escape from abundant …
control of imported Solenopsis fire ants in the United States because escape from abundant …
The introduction of the fire ant parasitoid Pseudacteon nocens in North America: challenges when establishing small populations
Several species of parasitoid phorid flies (Pseudacteon spp., Diptera: Phoridae) have been
released into the United States as potential biological control agents for the red imported fire …
released into the United States as potential biological control agents for the red imported fire …
Pseudacteon decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae): Are they potential vectors of the fire ant pathogens Kneallhazia (= Thelohania) solenopsae (Microsporidia …
DH Oi, SD Porter, SM Valles, JA Briano, LA Calcaterra - Biological Control, 2009 - Elsevier
Fire ant decapitating flies in the genus Pseudacteon were tested for their potential as hosts
or vectors of two microsporidian pathogens of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta …
or vectors of two microsporidian pathogens of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta …
Optimal Conditions to Rear Phorid Parasitoids (Diptera: Phoridae) of Atta vollenweideri and Acromyrmex lundii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
AC Guillade, PJ Folgarait - Environmental Entomology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Phorid flies have been considered viable options for biological control of leaf-cutter ants
because they are highly specific to these hosts, producing direct mortality and also affecting …
because they are highly specific to these hosts, producing direct mortality and also affecting …