Studies of naturally occurring Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporida: Thelohaniidae) infection in red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1091-1096

  Cook, Tamara J ^a  

^a Sam Houston State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Colony size; Fire ants; Microsporidia; Thelohania solenopsae

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COLONY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITIC DISEASE;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MICROSPORIDIA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; THELOHANIA; THELOHANIA SOLENOPSAE; THELOHANIIDAE;

EID: 0036961115     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-31.6.1091     Document Type: Article

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