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2002 Imported Fire Ant Conference Proceedings Proceedings of the 2002 Imported Fire Ant Conference The Georgia Center for Continuing Education Athens, Georgia March 24-26, 2002 Hosted by: The University of Georgia Department of Entomology Support provided by: Ambrands Bayer Dow Garden Tech Scotts Wellmark 2002 Planning Committee: Dan Suiter, Chair Stan Diffie, Program Chair Beverly Sparks, Local Arrangements .... IFA PROCEEDINGS-MARCH 2002 - PAPERS IMPORTED FIRE ANT: HISTORY, IMPACT, AND MANAGEMENT. David F. Williams... ... .,. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 " - HOST LOCATIONBEHAVIORIN A PARASITOIDOF IMPORTEDFIRE ANTS. L.W.MorrisonandJ.R King ... : 4 - mE LIKELY RANGE AND UNCONTROLLED RATE OF SPREAD OF RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS IN AUSTRALIA. C. Vanderwoude,1 C. Scanlan,andR W.Suthurst .." ,.. , NS - PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A GLUTATmONE S-TRANSFERASE FROM Solenopsis invicta. - S.M. Valles... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... .. .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .NS SYMPATRY OF FIRE ANT POL YGYNE AND MONOGYNE SOCIAL FORMS. R. K. Vander Meer and G. N. Fritz 5 .... FIRE ANT PHEROMONE-BINDING PROTEINS. R. Renthal, K. Guntur, D. Velasquez, and lA Cassill... ... ... ... '" ... .., ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...NS .... SURVIVAL OF SMALL COLONIES OF Solenopsis invicta TRANSPLANTED TO Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) sp. INFESTED OR LOW ANT INFESTED AREAS. S. B. Vinson and A. Rao... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. ... ... ... ... .. ... NS - PREDATION OF RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT ALATES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. R. Ipser, H. Peeler, and W. Gardner 10 - LONG TERM EFFECT OF THE FIRE ANT PATHOGENS Vairimorpha invictae AND Thelohania solenopsae IN ARGENTINA. J. A. Briano, D. F. Williams, andD. H. Oi 15 - LIGHT INTENSITY AFFECTS DISTRIBUTION OF ATTACKING Pseudacteon curvatus (DIPTERA: PHORIDAE) IN A LABORATORY REARING SYSTEM. - J. T. Vogt... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ." ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....16 DISPERSAL OF THE DECAPITATING FLY Pseudacteon tricuspis ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND PLANS FOR FIELD RELEASES OF OTHER Pseudacteon sp. - S. D. Porter, L. W. MORRISON, J. Briano, andL. A Nogueira de Sa " NS MECHANISMS OF INTERCOLONY TRANSMISSION OF Thelohania solenopsae IN RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS. - David H. Oi and David. F. Williams 21 YELLOW HEAD DISEASE (VHD) CAUSED BY A NEWLY DISCOVERED Mattesia sp. IN POPULATIONS OF THE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT, Solenopsis invicta. - Roberto M. Pereira, David F. Williams, James 1 Becnel and David H. Oi... ...23 A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR LABORATORY ASSESSMENT OF RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT MOUND DRENCH TREATMENTS. - Bastiaan M. Drees... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..25 ..,.... - - FIPRONIL GRANULAR AND BAIT + SEVIN TWO-STEP TREATMENTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON FIRE ANT "PAVEMENT" MOUNDS. Charles L. Barr ...26 - AREAWIDE SUPPRESSION OF FIRE ANT POPULATIONS IN PASTURES: PROJECT OVERVIEW. - RobertoM. Pereira .....27 AN UPDATE OF THE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT PROGRAM FOR THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. - Mohammad Azhar ...29 SURVEY RESULTS FROM NEIGHBORHOOD FIRE ANT PROGRAMS IN SAN ANTONIO, TX: . - A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FACTS. Nathan L. Riggs... NS MITIGATING RIFA INSECTICIDE RUNOFF FROM CONTAINERIZED NURSERIES USING - VEGETATIVE FILTER STRIP. John Kabashima. Darren Haver, Dave Kim, Johanna Walters, KeanS. Gob, andTobiMancini NS - FIRE ANTS DOWN-UNDER: PROGRESS TO DATE ON THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ERADICATION PLAN FOR Solenopsis invic/a. C. VanderwoudeandK. McCubbin ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .,. ... ... ... 30 - STUDIES ON ATTRACTIVENESS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ARTIFICIAL ENTOMOPHAGE DIET FED TO HYBRID IMPORTED FIRE ANTS. J. T. Vogt and A C. Cohen... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 36 - ANT FAUNA OF CANOPIED AND OPEN HABITATS IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. R. Ipser, H. Peeler, and W. Gardner... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 - CONSUMPTION OF RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS BY NORTHERN BOBWHITE CmCKS: IMPACT ON SURVIVAL AND WEIGHT GAIN. P. E. Myers, C. R Allen. andP. M Horton... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... NS - SEED PREFERENCES OF mE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT IN OKLAHOMA. J. T. Vogt, Stanley A Rice, and Steven A Armstrong... ... 42 - mGHER-ORDER PREDATION BY RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) AND ITS IMPACT ON COTTON APHID (HOMOPTERA: APHIDIDAE) POPULATIONS. - L Kaplan and M. D. Eubanks '''''''''''''''''' 43 PREDICTING VULNERABILITY OF RARE AND ENDANGERED WILDLIFE SPECIES TO FIRE ANT IMPACTS IN soum CAROLINA: A SPATIAL RISK ASSESSMENT. - LB. Parris and C. R Allen. P. M. Horton andE. Schmidt """'"'''''''''''' NS . FIRE ANT DAMAGE TO TARGET LIFTERS AT A NATIONAL GUARD FIRING RANGE IN TEXAS. MichaelMerchantandMargieBarton............ ... ... ............... 45 - MODIFICATIONS TO A REARING SYSTEM FOR Pseudacteon curvatus (DIPTERA: PHORIDAE). J.T. Vogt ... ... ... ... ... ... ... "'''' ... ... ... ...51 CO-EXISTENCE PATTERNS OF ANT AND TERMITE SPECIES IN NEW ORLEANS CITY PARK. B. A.Wiltz """ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 52 - IMPACTS OF THE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT ON HERPETOFAUNA POPULATIONS. J. T. Slater andC. R Allen... ... "-' ... ... .., ... ... .., ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... '" ... ... NS - IMPACTS OF RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS ON GOPHER TORTOISE HATCHLING SURVWORSHIP AT CAMP SHELBY TRAINING SITE.- Deborah M. Epperson and CraigR Allen... "'".''' """'''''''''''''''''''''''' NS LIQUID TOXICANTS FOR RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS. L. Greenberg and M. K. Rust ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... NS SURVEY AND REGULATORY FOR THE IMPORTED FIRE ANT IN TEXAS. Awinash P. Bhatkar... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .., ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....NS SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT DISTRIBUTION IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Maria Diuk-Wasser, Michael Hearst, and Shana Lowe... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 58 - POSTERS TEACHING MATERIALS FOR IMPORTED FIRE ANT TRAINING PROGRAMS. K. L Flanders, L. C. Graham, V. E. Bertagnolli, R N. Ward, K. E. Ward, andK. W. Creel... 64 A QUEEN PHEROMONE INDUCES WORKERS TO KILL SEXUAL LARVAE IN COLONIES OF THE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT (Solenopsis invicta). R.J.Deslippe,E.AKlobuchar,D.Velasquez,andRRenthal """"""""'"'''' 65 LACK OF INTERFERENCE WITH Rhinocyllus conicus ON MUSK THISTLE BY RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT. Mark A. Brinkman, Wayne A Gardner, andG. David Buntin """ ... NS THE ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS IN TEXAS. C. F. ~rd, K. M. Schroeder, V. Salin, and S. Robison... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... '" ....66 FIRE ANT, Solenopsis invicta, WORKER ALARM PHEROMONES ATTRACT Pseudacteon PHORID FLIES PARASITES. R. K. Vander Meer and S. D. Porter " .77 RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS EXPAND THEIR RANGE ACROSS THE WEST INDIES. - Lloyd R. Davis, Jr., Robert K. VanderMeer, and SanfordD. Porter ...NS IMPACTS OF THE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT, Solenopsis invicta BUREN ON COTTON APHIDS AND NOCTUIDS IN COTTON FIELDS. - Rodrigo Diaz, Allen Knutson, and Julio Bernal... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... '"'''''' ...NS THE INFLUENCE OF TRAVEL TIME ON SUGAR LOADING DECISIONS AND WATER - BALANCE IN A CENTRAL PLACE FORAGING ANT. J. B.MartinandS.B.Vinson ...NS - - - BIOASSAY EVALUATION OF TRANSGENIC STRAINS OF Beauveria bassiana AGAINST -.. Solenopsis invicta BUREN. MichaelSchraeder, HarlanThorvilson,andMichaelSanFrancisco ... 81 -.. GEOTACTIC BEHAVIOR OF FEMALE ALATES OF RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS ON QUARANTINE REGULATED ARTICLES. Ronald D. Weeks, Jr. and Bart Drees... ... ... ... ... ... ... """ ... ... ... .,. ... ... ... ... ...NS &.,j COMPARATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF MICROSPORIDIAN INFECTIONS IN FIRE ANT COLONIES BY LIGHT MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES (GIEMSA, TRICHROME, AND CALCOFLUOR STAINS) AND BY PCR.. 1-1 Y. Sokolova,I.Isakova,andJ. Fuxa...... ... ... ..: ... ... ... ... ..:... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 85 RANGE EXPANSION OF THE IMPORTED FIRE ANT: 1918-2001 (UPDATED). .... Anne-Marie Callcott , ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .., ... '" ... ... ... ... ...91 EVALUATION OF "ORGANIC" PRODUCTS AND HOME REMEDIES TO ELIMINATE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT COLONIES. .... P. R. Nester andB. M. Drees " 94 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PHORID FLY, Pseudacteon curvatus, IN ALABAMA FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF IMPORTED FIRE ANTS. .... L. C. 'Fudd' Graham, V. E. Bertagnolli, S. D. Porter, H. D. Dorough. and A T. Kelley ...104 THE SCIENCE OF FIRE ANTS. u Kathy McLean and Fudd Graham ... ... 106 ANNUAL LOSSES CAUSED BY RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS TO HOUSEHOLDS IN THE SOUTHERN U.S. ..., Lynne C. Thompson and Suzanne Wiley... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .., ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...109 MODELING SOIL TEMPERATURES USING LANDSAT 7 SATELLITE IMAGES: AN ..,; IMPORTANT VARIABLE FOR RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT RANGE EXPANSION MODELS. Matt Lane, Robert Weih, Jr, and Lynne Thompson... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...114 BEST TIMING FOR ONE APPLICATION OF AMDRO@ BAIT FOR RED IMPORTED FIRE "-' ANT CONTROL IN THE SOUTHERN U.S. Lynne Thompson, Suzanne Wiley, Michael Korzukhin, and Sanford Porter.. .. ... .... .....120 -.. COLD WINTER OF 2000-01 DRASTICALLY REDUCES RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT POPULATIONS IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS: USING A MODEL TO VERIFY WHAT WAS PERCEIVED. .... Lynne Thompson, Michael Korzukhin, and Sanford
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