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 northeastern Mexico. More recently, it has invaded the West Indies and parts of the Old World. Here, I examine th...

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Main Author: James Kelly Wetterer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013-03-01
Series:Sociobiology
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/22
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