Characterization of Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Populations in Virginia: Social form genotyping and pathogen/parasitoid detection

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-88

  Allen, Hamilton R ^a   Valles, Steven M ^b   Miller, Dini M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Kneallhazia solenopsae; Monogyne; Polygyne; Pseudacteon; Solenopsis invicta virus 1

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOCONTROL AGENT; COLONY STRUCTURE; FLY; FUNGUS; GENOTYPE; PARASITE; PARASITOID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WORKER CASTE;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MICROSPORIDIA; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON (DIPTERAN FLY); SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA VIRUS 1;

EID: 77950226057     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.093.0111     Document Type: Article

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