Use of the nematode Steinernema carpocapsae for control of the red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren is a major medical and agricultural pest that infests much of the Southern United States. Initial efforts to develop control strategies for the species focused on chemical toxicants. Within the last decade, research has included insect growth regul...

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 1990-12, Vol.73 (4), p.675-677
Main Authors: Morris, John R., Stewart, Kenneth W., Hassage, Rodney L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of variance
Ants
auxiliaire de lutte biologique
biological control
biological control organisms
control de nematodos
Experimentation
Fire ants
Formicidae
hosts
Hymenoptera
Insect larvae
insect nematodes
lutte antinematode
nematode control
nematode entomopathogene
Nematode larvae
Nematodes
nematodos de insectos
neoaplectana carpocapsae
organismos para control biologico
parasites
Pupae
Scientific Notes
solenopsis invicta
Steinernema carpocapsae
Test ranges
texas
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Summary:The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren is a major medical and agricultural pest that infests much of the Southern United States. Initial efforts to develop control strategies for the species focused on chemical toxicants. Within the last decade, research has included insect growth regulators (Banks et al. 1988) and biolgical control agents. The entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema (= Neoaplectana) carpocapsae (Weiser), represents a biological agent that has produced economic control of other soil-dwelling insects such as white grubs and mole crickets, suggesting a potential for use against the fire ant. Fire ants are known to be susceptible to infection by S. carpocapsae .
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.2307/3495285