Solenopsis invicta publications

The most well studied ant in the world, at least in terms of publications that focus on or include this ant in their studies. Here is a page that contains a (very incomplete!) list of publications that include information and findings about Solenopsis invicta.

2015

 * Acosta-Avalos, D., A. T. Pinho, J. D. Barbosa, and N. Belova. 2015. Alternating Magnetic Fields of 60 Hz Affect Magnetic Orientation and Magnetosensitivity of Fire Ants. Journal of Insect Behavior. 28:664-673. doi:10.1007/s10905-015-9534-0
 * Allen, C. and S. M. Valles. 2015. Successful transcription but not translation or assembly of Solenopsis invicta virus 3 in a baculovirus-driven expression system. Florida Entomologist. 98(3):943-949. doi:10.1653/024.098.0321
 * Cheng, S. J., L. Zeng, and Y. J. Xu. 2015. Mutualism Between Fire Ants and Mealybugs Reduces Lady Beetle Predation. Journal of Economic Entomology. 108:1560-1569. doi:10.1093/jee/tov117
 * Fu, J. T., L. Tang, W. S. Li, K. Wang, D. M. Cheng, and Z. X. Zhang. 2015. Fumigant Toxicity and Repellence Activity of Camphor Essential Oil from Cinnamonum camphora Siebold Against Solenopsis invicta Workers (Hymenoptera:Formicidae). Journal of Insect Science. 15. doi:10.1093/jisesa/iev112
 * Oi, D. H., S. D. Porter, and S. M. Valles. 2015. A review of the biological control of fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News. 21:101-116.
 * Porter, S. D., S. M. Valles, and J. M. Gavilanez-Slone. 2015. Long-term efficacy of two cricket and two liver diets for rearing laboratory fire ant colonies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Solenopsis invicta). Florida Entomologist. 98(3):991-993. doi:10.1653/024.098.0334
 * Qiu, H. L., L. H. Lu, Q. X. Shi, C. C. Tu, T. Lin, and Y. R. He. 2015. Differential necrophoric behaviour of the ant Solenopsis invicta towards fungal-infected corpses of workers and pupae. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 105:607-614. doi:10.1017/s0007485315000528
 * Reed, J. J., R. T. Puckett, and R. E. Gold. 2015. Induced Effects on Red Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Forager Size Ratios by Pseudacteon spp. (Diptera: Phoridae): Implications on Bait Size Selection. Environmental Entomology. 44:1407-1416. doi:10.1093/ee/nvv118
 * Tian, Y. Q., D. M. Cheng, and Z. X. Zhang. 2015. Bioactivity of Cicuta virosa L. var. latisecta Celak. (Umbelliferae: Cicutal) against Red Imported Fire Ant under Laboratory and Field Conditions. Sociobiology. 62:351-355. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v62i3.460
 * Valles, S. M. and S. D. Porter. 2015. Dose response of red imported fire ant colonies to Solenopsis invicta virus 3. Archives of Virology. 160:2407-2413. doi:10.1007/s00705-015-2520-1
 * Wang, L. and J. Chen. 2015. Fatty Amines from Little Black Ants, Monomorium minimum, and Their Biological Activities Against Red Imported Fire Ants, Solenopsis invicta. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 41:708-715. doi:10.1007/s10886-015-0609-3
 * Wang, L., B. Elliott, X. Jin, L. Zeng, and J. Chen. 2015. Antimicrobial properties of nest volatiles in red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta (hymenoptera: formicidae). The Science of Nature. 102:1-4. doi:10.1007/s00114-015-1316-1
 * Wang, L., L. Zeng, and J. Chen. 2015. Impact of imidacloprid on new queens of imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Scientific Reports. 5. doi:10.1038/srep17938

2017

 * Pan, F. X., Y. Y. Lu, and L. Wang. 2017. Toxicity and sublethal effects of sulfoxaflor on the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 139:377-383. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.02.014