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Title: RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS INVADE THE CARIBBEAN

Author
item Davis Jr, Lloyd
item Vander Meer, Robert - Bob
item Porter, Sanford

Submitted to: Florida Entomologist
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/15/2001
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: We present new records for Solenopsis invicta from the Bahama Islands (Abaco Island, Grand Bahama Island, and Gorda Cay) and the first records from the British Virgin Islands (Guana Island); the United States Virgin Islands (St. Croix, 2 sites); Antigua (4 sites); and the island of Trinidad. These records serve as a warning that this potentially damaging species is becoming widely distributed in the Caribbean.