Emerging themes in our understanding of species displacements

Y Gao, SR Reitz - Annual review of entomology, 2017‏ - annualreviews.org
The displacement of a species from a habitat by actions of another is the most severe
outcome of interspecific interactions. This review focuses on recent developments in the …

Community ecology of the 'other'parasitoids

JO Stireman III - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Many diverse lineages of parasitoids exist in addition to parasitic wasps.•The
community ecology of these 'NH-parasitoids' is poorly known.•NH-parasitoid assemblages …

Phorid parasitoids of the leaf‐cutting ant Atta laevigata in the Atlantic Forest: occurrence, parasitism rate, and host size

FA Pimentel, O Bailez, RC Pereira… - Entomologia …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The leaf‐cutting ant Atta laevigata (Smith)(Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Attini) causes
significant damage to agricultural crops and forest plantations. Conventional control …

Introduction of fire ant biological control agents into the Coachella Valley of California

D Oi, S Valles, S Porter, C Cavanaugh, G White… - The Florida …, 2019‏ - JSTOR
The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), is a stinging,
invasive ant from South America that has plagued the southern US since the 1930s. It is …

A Species delimitation approach to uncover cryptic species in the South American fire ant decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon)

AF Sanchez-Restrepo, L Chifflet, VA Confalonieri… - PloS one, 2020‏ - journals.plos.org
South American fire ant decapitating flies in the genus Pseudacteon (Diptera: Phoridae) are
potential biocontrol agents of the invasive fire ants Solenopsis invicta and S. richteri in the …

Release and establishment of the little decapitating fly Pseudacteon cultellatus (Diptera: Phoridae) on imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Florida

SD Porter, V Kumar, LA Calcaterra, JA Briano… - Florida …, 2013‏ - JSTOR
The little decapitating fly Pseudacteon cultellatus Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae) from Ar
gentina was released as a self-sustaining biological control agent against the red imported …

Importation biological control of invasive fire ants with parasitoid phorid flies—progress and prospects

L Chen, LW Morrison - Biological Control, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Twenty-two known species of Pseudacteon flies (Diptera: Phoridae) are parasitoids of South
American fire ants in the Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) complex. Phorid flies of different …

Phorid species from Acromyrmex's hosts and effect on their survival of two fungi proposed for the control of leafcutter ants

D Goffre, PJ Folgarait - Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae, Metopinini) are natural enemies of leafcutter ants
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Attini), which are among the most important pests in the …

Comparing longevity of Pseudacteon species of different sizes: effect of sugar feeding

OS Ajayi, HY Fadamiro - Physiological Entomology, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sugar feeding is known to enhance lifespan in many parasitoid species. Several species of
phorid flies in the genus Pseudacteon (Diptera: Phoridae) have been introduced in the …

Comparative responses of four Pseudacteon phorid fly species to host fire ant alarm pheromone and analogs

E Ngumbi, H Fadamiro - Chemoecology, 2015‏ - Springer
Several species of Pseudacteon phorid flies, including Pseudacteon cultellatus, P. curvatus,
P. obtusus, and P. tricuspis, have been introduced in the southern United States for …