SOLENOPSIS INVICTA VIRUS (SINV-1) INFECTION AND INSECTICIDE INTERACTIONS IN THE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)

被引：7
作者：
Tufts, Danielle M. [1 ]
Hunter, Wayne B. [2 ]
Bextine, Blake [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Texas Tyler, Dept Biol, Tyler, TX 75799 USA
[2] ARS, USDA, US Hort Res Lab, Ft Pierce, FL 34945 USA
来源：
FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST | 2014年 / 97卷 / 03期
关键词：
antagonist; biological control; Fipronil; Hydramethylnon; virus-ant interaction; POPULATIONS; IDENTIFICATION; DISCOVERY; HEMOLYMPH; GENOME;
D O I：
10.1653/024.097.0336
中图分类号：
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号：
摘要：
The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), is of great concern because of its destructive nature to endemic wildlife, livestock, and people. Various methods for managing this pest are currently being developed, including the use of viruses as biological control agents. In this study, the effectiveness of the Solenopsis invicta virus (SINV-1), (a positive sense, single-stranded RNA virus in the Dicistroviridae family (Genus: Aparavirus) which only infects the Genus Solenopsis) as an effective biological control agent against S. invicta infestation in combination with commonly used insecticides was investigated. Surprisingly, ants treated with the virus experienced significantly greater survival rates than non-infected but chemically treated individuals. SINV-1 might provide some unidentified benefit to aid individual ant survival, however at this point, without fully understanding the virus-ant interaction, the use of SINV-1 as a biological control agent requires further investigation.
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