Abundance of the Parasitic Ant Solenopsis daguerrei (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in South America, a Potential Candidate for the Biological Control of the Red Imported Fire Ant in the United States

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1143-1148

  Briano, J A ^a   Calcaterra, L A ^a   Wojcik, D P ^b   Williams, D F ^b   Banks, W A ^b   Patterson, R S ^b  

^a USDA ARS South American Biological Control Laboratory   (Argentina)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Imported fire ants; Parasitic ant; Social parasitism; Solenopsis daguerrei; South America

Indexed keywords

CAESALPINIA CILIATA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS DAGUERREI; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS MACDONAGHI;

EID: 0001409152     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.5.1143     Document Type: Article

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