SOLENOPSIS (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE) FIRE ANT REACTIONS TO ATTACKS OF PSEUDACTERON FLIES (DIPTERA, PHORIDAE) IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL
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Amer Entomol Soc
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We studied the responses of Solenopsis fire ants to Pseudacteon phorid fly attacks in southeastern Brazil. The presence of these phorid parasites triggered a suite of phorid-specific defense responses including reduced foraging, bait guarding, a curled defensive posture, and general colony immobility. The existence of these phorid-specific defenses indicates that Pseudacteon phorids exert substantial evolutionary pressure on South American fire ant populations.
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SOLENOPSIS INVICTA, SOLENOPSIS SAEVISSIMA, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, DEFENSE RESPONSES, PARASITIC FLIES, BRAZIL
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Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Lanham: Entomol Soc Amer, v. 88, n. 4, p. 570-575, 1995.
