| Friday, 4 August 2006: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM | |||
| Palladian (Omni Shoreham Hotel) | |||
| Symposium 20: Invasive ants | |||
| This symposium covers a broad range of topics associated with a variety of invasive ants, including ecology, distribution, population genetics and environmental and economic impacts. Symbionts and biocontrol are subjects for several other presentations. Invasive ants discussed include those in the following genera: Solenopsis, Linepithema, Wasmannia, Monomorium, Anoplolepis, and Lasius. Overall the symposium will be a great opportunity to meet colleagues and to learn about some of the best research being done with a diversity of invasive ants around the world. | |||
| Organizers: | Sanford D. Porter H. JOURDAN Andrew Suarez | ||
| 10:00 AM | 218 | Invasive ants: causes of ecological success David A. Holway | |
| 10:40 AM | 220 | Fire ant biology, ecology and biocontrol Sanford D. Porter | |
| 11:00 AM | 221 | Imported Fire Ant: Economic Impacts Justifying Integrated Pest Management Programs Bastiaan M. Drees, Curtis F. Lard | |
| 11:20 AM | 222 | Fire ants in Australia: A history of the invasion Michael T. Henshaw, Nicole Kunzmann, Matthias Santera, Cas Vanderwoude, Ross Crozier | |
| 11:40 AM | 223 | Population Genetics of the Invasive Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta in the U.S.A David DeWayne Shoemaker | |
| 12:00 PM | 234 | Behaviourally and genetically distinct populations of an invasive ant provide insight into invasion history and impacts on a tropical ant community Kirsti L. Abbott, Stephanie N.J. Greaves, Peter A. Ritchie, Phil J. Lester | |
| Sponsor: | Invited Symposia Presentations | ||
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