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2. Pharaoh ant - Wikipedia

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   A pharaoh ant worker near the tip of a ball point pen. Pharaoh workers are about 1.5–2.0 millimetres (1 ⁄ 16 in) long. They are light yellow to reddish brown in color with a darker abdomen. Pharaoh ant workers have a non-functional stinger used to generate pheromones. [5]

3. Pheromone - Wikipedia

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   Pharaoh ants (Monomorium pharaonis) mark trails that no longer lead to food with a repellent pheromone, which causes avoidance behaviour in ants. [22] Repellent trail markers may help ants to undertake more efficient collective exploration. [23] The army ant Eciton burchellii provides an example of using pheromones to mark and maintain foraging ...

4. Red imported fire ants in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In the 1930s, colonies were accidentally introduced into the United States through the seaport of Mobile, Alabama.Despite earlier views that cargo ships from Brazil docking at Mobile unloaded goods infested with the ants, [1] recent DNA research confirmed that the likely source population for all invasive S. invicta in the United States occurred at or near Formosa, Argentina, and virtually ...

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6. Red imported fire ant - Wikipedia

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   The ant is a host to parasites and to a number of pathogens, nematodes, and viruses, which have been viewed as potential biological control agents. Nuptial flight occurs during the warm seasons, and the alates may mate for as long as 30 minutes. Colony founding can be done by a single queen or a group of queens, which later contest for ...

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