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Microsporidia (Thelohania solenopsae) infection and other issues regarding colony foundation success of newly mated imported fire ant queens (Solenopsis invicta)

S. Bradleigh Vinson, bvinson@tamu.edu1, Karen Snowden, ksnowden@cvm.tamu.edu2, Asha Rao, asha@tamu.edu1, S. Ellison, s-ellison@tamu.edu1, K. Logan, klogan@cvm.tamu.edu2, and Freder Medina, fmedina@tamu.edu1. (1) Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology, Entomology Research Laboratory, College Station, TX, (2) Texas A&M University, Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, 4467 TAMU, College Station, TX



Species 1: Hymenoptera Formicidae Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant)
Species 2: Microsporidae Thelohaniidae Thelohania solenopsae

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