Monday, December 10, 2007
D0194

Putative native source of the invasive fire ant Solenopsis invicta in the U.S.A

DeWayne Shoemaker, dewayne.shoemaker@ars.usda.gov, USDA ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL, Eric Caldera, University of Wisconsin, Department of Zoology, Madison, WI, Chris DeHeer, University of Nebraska, Department of Entomology, Lincoln, NE, and Ken Ross, University of Georgia, Department of Entomology, Athens, GA.



Species 1: Hymenoptera Formicidae Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant)