01681nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001300041245011000054210006900164260001600233520091800249653004501167653001701212653001401229653001501243653001701258100003201275700003201307700003001339700002801369856006601397 2015 eng d a1319562X00aSamsum Ant, Brachyponera sennaarensis (Formicidae: Ponerinae): distribution and abundance in Saudi Arabia0 aSamsum Ant Brachyponera sennaarensis Formicidae Ponerinae distri cJan-05-20153 a

Invasive species are capable of causing considerable damage to natural ecosystems, agriculture and economies throughout the World. Samsum ant, Brachyponera (Pachycondyla) sennaarens is has been a reason for medical implication and social nuisance through its poisonous and severely painful sting causing anaphylactic shock in many cases. We surveyed for the presence of the samsum ant in various provinces of Saudi Arabia. B. sennaarensis was abundant ponerinae species in human settlements. In the Eastern provinces, however, few samples were collected, and none were found in the Northern and Western provinces. Infestations of B. sennaarensis were particularly severe in the spring and summer seasons, when the ants make nests in moist areas and in cracks in cemented structures, whereas the extent of infestation reduced in the winter seasons.

10aBrachyponera (Pachycondyla) sennaarensis10adistribution10aPonerinae10aSamsum ant10aSaudi Arabia1 aAl-Khalifa, Mohammed, Saleh1 aMashaly, Ashraf, Mohamed Al1 aSiddiqui, Mohammed, Iqbal1 aAl-Mekhlafi, Fahd, Abdu uhttp://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1319562X1500112601624nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245010000055210006900155260001600224300001400240490000600254520075400260653001701014653001801031653001701049653001901066653002301085100002001108700001801128856026001146 2013 eng d a1874-982800aDistribution and biological notes of Strumigenys margaritae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dacetini)0 aDistribution and biological notes of Strumigenys margaritae Hyme cJan-01-2013 a247 - 2550 v63 a

Strumigenys margaritae Forel, 1893 (Tribe Dacetini) is a tiny predatory ant native to the New World. It is known from northern South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, and the southeastern US from Texas to Florida. To evaluate the geographic range of S. margaritae, we compiled and mapped specimen records from > 200 sites. We found S. margaritae records for 38 geographic areas (countries, island groups, major islands, and US states), including several locales for which we found no previously published records: Anguilla, Barbados, Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dutch Caribbean, Grenada, Honduras, Nevis, Nicaragua, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Martin, Tobago, US Virgin Islands, and Venezuela.

10aBiogeography10aDacetine ants10adistribution10aExotic species10anon-native species1 aMacGown, Joe, A1 aWetterer, J K uhttp://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?hl=en&q=http://www.researchgate.net/publication/257748003_Distribution_and_biological_notes_of_Strumigenys_margaritae_(Hymenoptera_Formicidae_Dacetini)/file/9c960526fad1d4b146.pdf&sa=X&scisig=AAGBfm2LmlIrPzEShF6vblIen02532nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245009300055210006900148260001600217490000700233520179400240653002402034653001702058653001902075653002102094653002602115653000902141653001802150100001802168856012802186 2013 eng d a0361-652500aExotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) beyond North America0 aExotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren Hymenoptera Formicidae cNov-04-20140 v603 a

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 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 S. invictabeyond North America, reporting new West Indian records and questioning some Asian records. In 1981, S. invicta was first found in the West Indies, on Puerto Rico. With my new records from Vieques, Aruba, and Jamaica, S. invicta is now known from 28 West Indian islands. In 2001, the first Old World populations of S. invicta were discovered in New Zealand and Australia. Nascent populations of S. invicta in New Zealand have been exterminated and Australia populations have been kept in check through intensive control efforts. Populations of S. invicta in Taiwan and China first found in 2003-2004, however, have spread broadly. Published reports of S. invicta from Malaysia and Singapore were based on misidentifications, presumably of the more widespread Neotropical fire ant, Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius). Reports of S. invicta 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.

10abiological invasion10adistribution10aExotic species10aInvasive species10ared imported fire ant10aRIFA10aStinging ants1 aWetterer, J K uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/exotic-spread-solenopsis-invicta-buren-hymenoptera-formicidae-beyond-north-america02026nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245008900055210006900144260001600213300001400229490000700243520129700250653001001547653001701557653002601574653000901600100001801609700001701627700001401644700002401658856011401682 2007 eng d a0015-404000aAn overview of the red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Mainland China0 aoverview of the red imported fire ant Hymenoptera Formicidae in  cJan-12-2007 a723 - 7310 v903 a

The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren is a serious invasive insect that is native to South America. Its presence was officially announced in mainland China in Jan 2005. To date, it has been identified in 4 provinces in mainland China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Fujian) in a total of 31 municipal districts. The total area reported to be infested by S. invictain late 2006 was about 7,120 ha, mainly in Guangdong Province (6,332 ha). Most of the reported human stings are in the heavily infested area around Wuchuan City. The most commonly reported reactions have been abnormal redness of the skin, sterile pustules, hives, pain, and/or fever. It has been predicted that most of mainland China is viable habitat for red imported fire ants, including 25 of 31 provinces. The probable northern limit of expansion reaches Shandong, Tianjing, south Henan, and Shanxi provinces. Traditional and new insecticides including the bait N-butyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide and the contact insecticide Yichaoqing have been developed and used to control S. invicta. The Ministry of Agriculture and the Chinese government have established an 8-year eradication program (2006 to 2013) for S. invicta in China.

10aChina10adistribution10ared imported fire ant10aRIFA1 aZhang, Runzhi1 aLi, Yingchao1 aLiu, Ning1 aPorter, Sanford, D. uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/overview-red-imported-fire-ant-hymenoptera-formicidae-mainland-china02051nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001400041245009200055210006900147260001300216300001100229490000700240520124800247653001001495653001701505653003501522653002601557653000901583100001501592700001801607700001501625700001901640700001701659856012101676 2006 eng d a1001-933200aPotential establishment areas of Solenopsis invicta in China: A prediction based on GIS0 aPotential establishment areas of Solenopsis invicta in China A p c2006 Nov a2093-70 v173 a

Based on geographic information system (GIS), the potential establishment areas of Solenopsis invicta Buren in China were predicted. The days above threshold temperature and the number of degree-days were used as main determining factors, while annual precipitation and altitude were used as limiting factors. By using the Kriging spatial interpolation function in GIS software, the potential establishment area was divided into four categories, i.e., most suitable, suitable, mildly suitable, and unsuitable. The most suitable area was in the greater part of Guangdong, central and southern Guangxi, small part of southern Yunnan, Hainan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao, suitable area was in southern Yunnan, northern Guangxi and Guangdong, southern Henan, western Anhui, greater part of Zhejiang, central and eastern Hubei, Chongqing, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Fujian, mildly suitable area was in the greater parts of Anhui and Henan, central and eastern Hebei and Shandong, Beijing, Tianjian, central and northern Jiangsu, northwestern Zhejiang and Hubei, southern Shanxi, eastern Sichuan, central and western Guizhou, and small part of central Yunnan, and unsuitable area was in the greater parts of northwest, northeast, and north China.

10aChina10adistribution10aGeographic Information Systems10ared imported fire ant10aRIFA1 aChen, Chen1 aGong, Weirong1 aHu, Baishi1 aZhou, Guoliang1 aBao, Yunxuan uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/potential-establishment-areas-solenopsis-invicta-china-prediction-based-gis01900nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245012800055210006900183300001400252490000700266520114800273653001001421653001701431653002601448653000901474100001501483700001601498700001701514700001801531700002001549856010101569 2005 eng d a0452-825500aIdentification of red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, to invade mainland China and infestation in Wuchuan, Guangdong0 aIdentification of red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta to in a144–1480 v423 a

Red imported fire ant, S. invicta, from Latin America countries, including Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, is one of most dangerous and devastating pests. Specimen identification showed that this insect has infested Wuchaun, Guangdong, China. The population density of S. invicta, and its effects on agriculture are presented. Cytochrome b (Cyt b) gene (453 bp) from 2 populations (Florida, USA, and Wuchuan, Guangdong) of S. invicta and 4 populations of S. geminata from Guangdong was sequenced. The results of RFLP [restriction fragment length polymorphism] analysis showed the presence of one restrictive site detected by restriction endonucleases MspI in the amplified segments of S. geminata, but none was detected in S. invicta. BamHI digested the amplified segments of S. invicta but not those of S. geminata. The digestion of the 453-bp fragment by enzymes BamHI and MspI generated a 200-bp and a 250-bp fragment which could be used as a powerful tool for identification of these 2 species.

10aChina10adistribution10ared imported fire ant10aRIFA1 aLing, Zeng1 aYongYue, Lu1 aXiaoFang, He1 aWeiQiu, Zhang1 aGuangWen, Liang uhttp://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20053103341.html;jsessionid=AC77CABF73E31967BD787F2C106686B3#01683nas a2200301 4500008004100000022001400041245006300055210006300118260001600181300001600197490000800213520082500221653001701046653001401063653002601077653000901103653002301112100002001135700001601155700001401171700001901185700001401204700001601218700001501234700001701249700001801266856009701284 2011 eng d a0036-807500aGlobal Invasion History of the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta0 aGlobal Invasion History of the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta cJan-02-2013 a1066 - 10680 v3313 a

The fire ant Solenopsis invicta is a significant pest that was inadvertently introduced into the southern United States almost a century ago and more recently into California and other regions of the world. An assessment of genetic variation at a diverse set of molecular markers in 2144 fire ant colonies from 75 geographic sites worldwide revealed that at least nine separate introductions of S. invicta have occurred into newly invaded areas and that the main southern U.S. population is probably the source of all but one of these introductions. The sole exception involves a putative serial invasion from the southern United States to California to Taiwan. These results illustrate in stark fashion a severe negative consequence of an increasingly massive and interconnected global trade and travel system.

10adistribution10apest ants10ared imported fire ant10aRIFA10aSolenopsis invicta1 aAscunce, M., S.1 aYang, C.-C.1 aOakey, J.1 aCalcaterra, L.1 aWu, W.-J.1 aShih, C.-J.1 aGoudet, J.1 aRoss, K., G.1 aShoemaker, D. uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/global-invasion-history-fire-ant-solenopsis-invicta