Simple Summary Red imported fire ants are a notorious pest, impacting humans, livestock,
pets and wildlife due to their venomous stings and causing billions of dollars in damages …

Biological invasions are often closely associated with human impacts and it is difficult to
determine whether either or both are responsible for the negative impacts on native …

1. The fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is a globally distributed invasive ant that is largely
restricted to disturbed habitats in its introduced range. For more than half a century …

In response to rapid biodiversity losses in recent decades, zoos have become more
engaged in conservation issues. Solutions to conservation challenges are complex and …

The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) may disrupt biological control of hibiscus
mealybug (Nipaecoccus viridis) in Florida citrus. Controlling S. invicta may therefore be …

1. Interspecific competition is a major structuring principle in ecological communities.
Despite their prevalence, the outcome of competitive interactions is hard to predict, highly …

Invasive species represent a substantial threat to native species worldwide. Research on the
impacts of invasive species on wild living vertebrates has focused primarily on population …

1. Fire ants naturally invade some undisturbed ecosystems of high conservation value and
may negatively impact co‐occurring ants. 2. Over 3 years, fire ants were added and removed …

Increasing nest survival by excluding predators is a goal of many bird conservation
programs. However, new exclosure projects should be carefully evaluated to assess the …

Context Understanding the relative contributions of spatial and environmental processes on
community assembly is a central question in ecology. Despite this long-standing interest, our …