Synthetic Pyrethroid Dusts Evaluated for Individual Mound Control of Red Imported Fire ant in Residential Landscapes, 1995

Polygynous Colonies of the Red Imported Fire Ant in Florida

A Naturally Occuring Teratology in the Red Imported Fire Ant

Eli Lilly EL-468, a New Bait Toxicant for Control of the Red Imported Fire Ant

Eli Lilly EL-468, a phenylenediamine, possesses the delayed-toxicity necessary for a bait toxicant to control colonies of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren. In laboratory tests it gave delayed action over more than a 10-fold range of concentrations; in field tests, baits formulated on pregel defatted corn grits and applied at 20 and 40 g AI/ha produced as high as 86 and 91% co...

Red Imported Fire Ant Impacts on Northern Bobwhite Populations

The stability of Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) populations in Texas, where high density polygyne red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) account for >50% of all (S. lnvicta) colonies, has been cited as a reason to repudiate impacts by this exotic species on Northern Bobwhite. We used two approaches to investigate the relationship between red imported fire ants and Northern Bobwhit...

Raft Formation by the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta

The raft behavior of the invasive red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), has been documented for over a century. However, no rigorous tests have been performed elucidating the structure, limits, and important characteristics of this behavior. Rafting makes S. invicta competitive in both native and foreign environments. Further understanding of this behavior w...