1990/08/16 by Jane F. Desforges, Richard D. deShazo, Brian T. Butcher +1 · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Neuroscience · Engineering · #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Insect Utilization and Effects #Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research #Fire ant #Red imported fire ant #Formicoidea #Introduced species #Agriculture #Hymenoptera #Range (aeronautics) #Aculeata #Ecology #Geography #Biology #Engineering
paper · doi:10.1056/nejm199008163230707
openalex publication_date 1990/08/16 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
COEXISTENCE with the pugnacious imported fire ant has become a necessary evil for residents of both the rural and the urban Gulf South.1 The spread of these insects has produced agricultural problems,2 and their stings have resulted in increasing numbers of persons with hypersensitivity reactions, secondary infections, and neurologic sequelae.1 , 3 , 4 Two recent evolutionary changes in the ants may make the expansion of their geographical range more likely.5 , 6 Imported Fire Ants in the United StatesBoth the black imported fire ant, Solenopsis richteri (native to Argentina and Uruguay), and the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (native to northern Argentina, Paraguay, . . .