Field Release and Establishment of the Decapitating Fly Pseudacteon curvatus on Red Imported Fire Ants in Florida
Field Release and Establishment of the Decapitating Fly Pseudacteon curvatus on Red Imported Fire Ants in Florida
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DOI：
10.1007/s10526-005-0107-6
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发表时间：
2006-04
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2.5
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R. J. Vázquez;S. Porter;J. Briano
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作者：
R. J. Vázquez;S. Porter;J. Briano
红火蚁(Solenopsis invictaBritn，膜翅目：蚁科)的经典生防剂是假蜂属中的断头蝇。我们发布了一种生物型OFP。来自阿根廷福尔摩沙的Curvatus，在佛罗里达州盖恩斯维尔附近的三个地点。2003年春季和夏季进行了实地放行，并每月进行监测。在春季的5周内，人们发现了苍蝇，此后每月都会发现苍蝇。到2004年春末，在该地点放生的苍蝇南北扩展了1.6亿公里，向西扩展了约0.8万公里。最初，我们没有发现2003年夏季发行的两部电影中的苍蝇，但在2004年春季发行8个月后，我们成功地找到了它们。本文记录了第一个成功发布的(S)OFP。美国进口红火蚁上的Curvatususon。
Decapitating phorid flies in the genusPseudacteonare being studied as classical biological control agents of the red imported fire ant,Solenopsis invictaBuren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).Pseudacteon curvatusBorgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae) is a small decapitating fly that attacks small fire ant workers. We released a biotype ofP. curvatusfrom Formosa, Argentina, at three sites near Gainesville, FL. Field releases were conducted in the spring and summer of 2003 and monitored monthly. Flies were discovered within 5 weeks at the spring site and then monthly thereafter. By late spring 2004, flies released at this site had expanded 1.6 km both north and south and about 0.8 km westward. Initially, we found no flies from the two summer 2003 releases but we were successful at finding them 8 months after release during spring 2004. This paper documents the first successful release(s) ofP. curvatuson red imported fire ants in the United States.