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Varone, L., J. M. Heraty, and L. A. Calcaterra. 2010. Distribution, abundance and persistence of Orasema spp. (Hym: Eucharitidae) parasitic on fire ants in South America. Biological Control 55: 72-78.

 

Calcaterra, L. A., S. M. Cabrera, F. Cuezzo, I. Jiménez Pérez, and J. A. Briano. 2010. Habitat and Grazing influence on terrestrial ant diversity in subtropical grassland and savanna of Argentina. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 103: 635-646.

 

Calcaterra, L. A., F. Cuezzo, S. M. Cabrera, and J. A. Briano. 2010. Ant diversity in the Iberá Natural Reserve: the largest wetland of Argentina. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 103: 71-83.

 

Oi, D. H., S. D. Porter, S. M. Valles, J. A. Briano, and L. A. Calcaterra. 2009. Pseudacteon decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae): Are they potential vectors of the fire ant pathogens Kneallhazia (=Thelohania) solenopsae (Microsporidia: Thelohaniidae) and Vaimorpha invictae (Microsporidia: Burenellidae)? Biological Control 48: 310-315.

 

Calcaterra, L. A., A. Delgado y N. D. Tsutsui. 2008. Activity pattern of red imported fire ant decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon spp.) in northeastern Argentina. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer., 101: 539-550.

 

Calcaterra, L. A., J. P. Livore, A. Delgado, and J. A. Briano. 2008. Ecological dominance of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, in its native range. Oecologia, 156: 411-421.

 

Porter, S.D., Valles, S.M., Davis, T.S., Briano, J.A., Calcaterra, L. A., Oi, D.H., Jenkins, R.A. 2007. Host specificity of the microsporidian pathogen Vaimorpha invictae at five field sites with infected Solenopsis invicta fire ant colonies in northern Argentina. Florida Entomologist 90:447-452.

 

Calcaterra, L. A. 2006. Pseudacteon calderensis, a new fly species (Diptera: Phoridae) attacking the fire ant Solenopsis interrupta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in northwestern Argentina. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100: 470-473.

 

Valles, S. M., C. A. Strong, D. H. Oi, S. D. Porter, R. M. Pereira, R. K. Vander Meer,  Y. Hashimoto, L. M. Hooper-Bui, H. Sánchez-Arroyo, T. Davis, V. Karpakakunjarum, K. M. Vail,  L. C. “Fudd” Graham, J. A. Briano, L. A. Calcaterra, L. E. Gilbert, K. Ward, and D. C. Thompson. 2006. Phenology, distribution, and host specificity of Solenopsis invicta virus. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 96: 18-27.

 

Calcaterra, L. A., R. Vander Meer, J. P. Pitts, J. P. Livore, and N. D. Tsutsui. 2006. Survey of Solenopsis fire ants and their parasitoid flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon spp.) in central Chile and central western Argentina. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100: 512-521.

 

Briano, J. A., L. A. Calcaterra, S. Valles, J. P. Livore, and R. Vander Meer. 2006. New survey for the fire ant microsporidia Vairimorpha invictae and Thelohania solenopsae in southern South America, with observations on their field persistence and prevalence of dual infections. Environmental Entomology, 35 (5): 1358-1365.

 

Dedeine, F., M. E. Ahrens, L. A. Calcaterra, and D. D Shoemaker. 2005.  Social parasitism in fire ants (Solenopsis spp.): a potential mechanism for interspecies transfer of Wolbachia. Molecular Ecology, 14 (5): 1543-1548.

 

Calcaterra, L. A., S. D. Porter, and J. A. Briano. 2005. Distribution and Abundance of fire ant decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon spp.), in three regions of southern South America. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 98 (1):85-95

 

Cook, J. L., L. A. Calcaterra, and L. Nuñez. 2004. First record of Caenocholax fenyesi (Strepsiptera: Myrmecolacidae) parasitizing Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina with a discussión on its distribution and host range. Entomological news, 115 (2): 61-66.

 

Briano J. A., L. A. Calcaterra, D. F. Williams, and D. H. Oi. 2002. Attempts to obtain artificial propagation of the fire ant parasite Solenopsis daguerrei (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina. Florida Entomology 85 (3): 518-520.

 

Calcaterra L. A., J. A. Briano, D. F. Williams, and D. H. Oi. 2001. Observations on the sexual castes of the fire ant parasite Solenopsis daguerrei (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Florida Entomology 84: 456-458.

 

Calcaterra L. A., J. A. Briano, and D. F. Williams. 2000. New host for the parasitic ant Solenopsis daguerrei (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina. Florida Entomology 83 (3): 363-365.

 

Calcaterra L. A., J. A. Briano, and D. F. Williams. 1999. Field studies of the parasitic ant Solenopsis daguerrei (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on fire ants in Argentina. Environmental Entomology 28 (1): 88-95.

 

Briano J. A., L. A. Calcaterra, D. P. Wojcik, D. F. Williams, W. A. Banks, and R. S. Patterson. 1997. Abundance of parasitic ant, Solenopsis daguerrei, (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in South America, a potential candidate for the biological control of the red imported fire ant in the United States. Environmental Entomology 26 (5): 1143-1148.

 

 


   
 
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