Exotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) beyond North America

The South America fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren arrived in Mobile, Alabama by ship sometime before 1945. Since then, S. invicta has spread in North America across the southern US and northeast...

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Autor principal:	James Kelly Wetterer
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
Materias:	biological invasion exotic species invasive species stinging ants Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c0aac28f9e374b3b9752c1b6f3bdce962021-12-02T15:46:05ZExotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) beyond North America0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i1.50-55https://doaj.org/article/c0aac28f9e374b3b9752c1b6f3bdce962013-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/22https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<span>The South America fire ant </span><em>Solenopsis invicta</em><span> Buren arrived in Mobile, Alabama by ship sometime before 1945. Since then, </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> has spread in North America across the southern US and northeastern Mexico. More recently, it has invaded the West Indies and parts of the Old World. Here, I examine this more recent exotic spread of </span><em>S. invicta</em><span>beyond North America, reporting new West Indian records and questioning some Asian records. In 1981, </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> was first found in the West Indies, on Puerto Rico. With my new records from Vieques, Aruba, and Jamaica, </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> is now known from 28 West Indian islands. In 2001, the first Old World populations of </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> were discovered in New Zealand and Australia. Nascent populations of </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> in New Zealand have been exterminated and Australia populations have been kept in check through intensive control efforts. Populations of </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> in Taiwan and China first found in 2003-2004, however, have spread broadly. Published reports of </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> from Malaysia and Singapore were based on misidentifications, presumably of the more widespread Neotropical fire ant, </span><em>Solenopsis geminata</em><span> (Fabricius). Reports of </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> from India and the Philippines seem questionable and need confirmation. Where S. invicta has invaded, it has displaced S. geminata in open habitats, leaving remnant S. geminata populations, primarily in forested areas. In working to limit the spread and impacts of fire ants, it will be important to differentiate among the species, and recognize their similarities and their differences.</span>James Kelly WettererUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santanaarticlebiological invasionexotic speciesinvasive speciesstinging antsZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 1, Pp 50-55 (2013)
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description	<span>The South America fire ant </span><em>Solenopsis invicta</em><span> Buren arrived in Mobile, Alabama by ship sometime before 1945. Since then, </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> has spread in North America across the southern US and northeastern Mexico. More recently, it has invaded the West Indies and parts of the Old World. Here, I examine this more recent exotic spread of </span><em>S. invicta</em><span>beyond North America, reporting new West Indian records and questioning some Asian records. In 1981, </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> was first found in the West Indies, on Puerto Rico. With my new records from Vieques, Aruba, and Jamaica, </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> is now known from 28 West Indian islands. In 2001, the first Old World populations of </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> were discovered in New Zealand and Australia. Nascent populations of </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> in New Zealand have been exterminated and Australia populations have been kept in check through intensive control efforts. Populations of </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> in Taiwan and China first found in 2003-2004, however, have spread broadly. Published reports of </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> from Malaysia and Singapore were based on misidentifications, presumably of the more widespread Neotropical fire ant, </span><em>Solenopsis geminata</em><span> (Fabricius). Reports of </span><em>S. invicta</em><span> from India and the Philippines seem questionable and need confirmation. Where S. invicta has invaded, it has displaced S. geminata in open habitats, leaving remnant S. geminata populations, primarily in forested areas. In working to limit the spread and impacts of fire ants, it will be important to differentiate among the species, and recognize their similarities and their differences.</span>
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author	James Kelly Wetterer
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title	Exotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) beyond North America
title_short	Exotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) beyond North America
title_full	Exotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) beyond North America
title_fullStr	Exotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) beyond North America
title_full_unstemmed	Exotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) beyond North America
title_sort	exotic spread of solenopsis invicta buren (hymenoptera: formicidae) beyond north america
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2013
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Exotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) beyond North America

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