Prevalence of Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporidia: Thelohaniidae) infection in monogyne and polygyne red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 340-345

  Oi, David H ^a   Valles, Steven M ^a   Pereira, Roberto M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Fire ant; Pathogen; Polygyny; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ANT; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POLYGYNY;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

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

EID: 1942473167     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.2.340     Document Type: Article

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