Monday, 15 November 2004 - 1:24 PM
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Inoculation, infection, and impact of the microsporidium Vairimorpha invictae on red imported fire ants

David H. Oi, doi@gainesville.usda.ufl.edu1, Juan A. Briano, jabriano@speedy.com.ar2, and David F. Williams, dfwilliams@ifas.ufl.edu1. (1) USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL, (2) USDA-ARS, South American Biological Control Laboratory, Bolivar 1559 (1686), Hurlingham, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

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Species 1: Hymenoptera Formicidae Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant)
Species 2: Microsporidia Burenellidae Vairimorpha invictae
Keywords: microbial control, entomopathogenic microsporidia

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