Scavenging crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) transmit Solenopsis invicta virus 3 to red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) colonies

Authors

  • Sanford D. Porter USDA-ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Dr., Gainesville, Florida 32608, USA
  • Steven M. Valles USDA-ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Dr., Gainesville, Florida 32608, USA
  • Roberto M. Pereira Urban Entomology Laboratory, Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA

Keywords:

Solenopsis invicta, house cricket, Acheta domesticus, inter-colony transmission, SINV-3

Abstract

Summary

This study demonstrated that Solenopsis invicta virus 3 (SINV-3) can be mechanically transmitted among colonies of fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by scavengers like the house cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), which readily eat dead infected fire ant workers without becoming infected themselves.

 

Sumario

Este studio demostró que el virus Solenopsis invicta 3 (SINV-3) puede transmitirse mecánicamente entre las colonias de las hormigas bravas por medio de carroñeros como el grillo doméstico, el cual come fácilmente hormigas trabajadoras muertas infectadas sin infectarse a sí mismos.

 

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Published

2016-12-31

Issue

Vol. 99, No. 4 (December 2016)

Section

Scientific Notes

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