Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 10:29 AM
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The historical occurrence of the microsporidia Thelohania solenopsae in Texas, and the effects of the disease on the imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).

S. Bradleigh Vinson, bvinson@tamu.edu1, Walker Hale, velloant@hotmail.com1, and Karen Snowden, ksnowden@cvm.tamu.edu2. (1) Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology, Entomology Research Laboratory, College Station, TX, (2) Texas A&M University, Department of Vet-Med Pathobiology, College Veterinary medicine, College Station, TX



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