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Nutritional Ecology of Pseudacteon species (Diptera: Phoridae) and Its Impact on Their Fitness 

Ajayi, Olufemi (2015-07-24)
Natural enemies, such as Pseudacteon parasitic flies, have the potential to provide sustainable suppression of imported fire ants, Solenopsis species. Multiple releases of various species of these flies have been made ...

Phenology of Pseudacteon spp. (Diptera: Phoridae) flies in Alabama 

Palmer, Kelly (2014-12-10)
Phorid flies, Pseudacteon spp. (Diptera: Phoridae), are one of many biological control agents of Solenopsis spp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) fire ants in their native South America. More than twenty species of phorid flies ...

Physiology and Chemical Ecology of Solenopsis Fire Ants: Interactions with Biotic and Abiotic Factors in Their Environment 

Ajayi, Olufemi (2020-05-14)
Interactions between organisms and the environment affect the survival and distribution of species. Biotic and abiotic factors impact the adaptations of Solenopsis fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the southeastern ...

Plasticity of Olfactory Response to Host-Related Plant Volatiles in The Parasitoid Microplitis croceipes 

Burrows, Matthew (2016-05-03)
Plants release blends of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in response to herbivore damage. Parasitoids use certain VOCs as indirect cues to locate their herbivore hosts. However, response of parasitoids to these chemical ...

The potential effects of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) on arthropod abundance and Cucumber mosaic virus 

Cooper, Laura (2005-12-15)
Mutualisms involving ants and honeydew-producing insects such as aphids, scales, and whiteflies may dramatically affect the population dynamics of these herbivorous insects. Furthermore, changes in the population size of ...

Recruitment to and Defense of Aphids by Fire Ants and Native Ants and an Estimate of Their Trophic Positions Using Stable Isotopes 

Barnum, Thomas (2008-05-15)
The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is an invasive ant known to form facultative mutualisms with aphids. Fire ants significantly reduce the abundance of aphid predators and herbivores on plants infested with ...

Studies on the Biology and Host Location Behavior of Pteromalus cerealellae (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), A Parasitoid of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) 

Onagbola, Ebenezer (2008-05-15)
Pteromalus cerealellae is an ectoparasitoid of several pests of stored products. Information on several aspects of its biology and life history strategy is grossly lacking. My dissertation focuses on some aspects of the ...