Integrated pest management concepts for red imported fire ants Solenopsis invicta （Hymenoptera： Formicidae）

作     者：Bastiaan M. Drees Alejandro A. Calixto Paul R. Nester 

作者机构：Texas AgriLife Extension Service Texas A&M System Mail Stop 2475 Department of Entomology College Station TX 77843-2475 Dew AgroSciences CPRD Wesley Chapel FL 33543 Harris Co. Texas AgriLife Extension Service Texas A&M University System TXUSA 

出 版 物：《Insect Science》 (昆虫科学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第20卷第4期

页      面：429-438页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 07[理学] 09[农学] 0904[农学-植物保护] 0901[农学-作物学] 090401[农学-植物病理学] 090402[农学-农业昆虫与害虫防治] 0713[理学-生态学] 

主　　题：imported fire ants integrated pest management IPM concepts Solenopsisinvicta Solenopsis richteri 

摘      要：Management of imported fire ant species has evolved since their accidental introduction into the United States and currently uses integrated pest management concepts to design, implement, and evaluate suppression programs. Although eradication is the management goal in certain isolated infestation sites, localized goals vary dramatically in larger infestations where reinvasion of treated areas is likely. These goals are influenced by regulatory policies, medical liabilities, ecological impact, and/or economic considerations. Tactics employed in fire ant management programs presented here include cultural and biological control options along with judicious use of site-specific insecticide products. In addition, program design considerations that include management goal（s）, action level（s）, ant form （monogyne or polygyne）, presence ofnontarget ant species, size of treatment area, seasonality, implementation cost, and environmental impact are also presented. Optimally, elegant IPM programs are target specific, threshold driven, environmentally friendly and cost-effective.