Mating flight initiation and nutritional status (protein and lipid) of Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) alates infected with Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporidia: Thelohaniidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 524-529

  Overton, Katherine ^a   Rao, Asha ^a   Vinson, S Bradleigh ^a   Gold, Roger E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alate; Imported fire ant; Infection; Microbial control; Pathogen

Indexed keywords

ANT; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; NUTRITION;

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

EID: 33750920460     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[524:MFIANS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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