Monday, December 10, 2007
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Host specificity of the fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) microsporidian pathogen Vairimorpha invictae

David Oi, david.oi@ars.usda.gov1, Steven Valles, steven.valles@ars.usda.gov1, and Juan A. Briano, jabriano@speedy.com.ar2. (1) USDA-ARS-CMAVE, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL, (2) USDA-ARS South American Biological Control Laboratory, Bolivar 1559, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina



Species 1: Hymenoptera Formicidae Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant)
Species 2: Hymenoptera Formicidae Solenopsis geminata (tropical fire ant)
Species 3: Hymenoptera Formicidae Solenopsis xyloni (southern fire ant)

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