TY - JOUR
T1 - The Little Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
T2 - A Global Perspective
AU - Montgomery, M. P.
AU - Vanderwoude, C.
AU - Lintermans, M.
AU - Lynch, A. J.Jasmyn
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this project was provided by the Hawai`i Invasive Species Council and the Hawai`i Department of Agriculture. This work forms part of the Ph.D. research by the corresponding author at the University of Canberra, Australia, and is supported by funding from the Hawai`i Invasive Species Council and the Hawai`i Department of Agriculture.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) is an invasive tramp ant species that has been transported globally since [at least] the early twentieth century. It is often claimed that despite the negative impacts associated with this species and its listing among the world’s worst invasive species, very little research attention has been paid to W. auropuntata. Although the need for future research exists, there is currently a considerable body of research from around the world and spanning back to the 1920’s on this species. Here we synthesize over 200 peer reviewed research manuscripts, book chapters, conference presentations, and media reports of new distributions spanning 1929–2022 culminating in a comprehensive literature review on W. auropunctata.This review covers all current knowledge on this species and is intended to serve as a quick reference for future research and provide the reference resources for those seeking more in-depth information on specific topics.Topics included in this review include taxonomic identification, current global distribution and pathways, life history, impacts, detection, and control. We discuss where consensus and ambiguity currently lie within the research community, identify contextual considerations for future researchers when interpreting data, and suggest where we believe more research or clarifications are needed.
AB - Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) is an invasive tramp ant species that has been transported globally since [at least] the early twentieth century. It is often claimed that despite the negative impacts associated with this species and its listing among the world’s worst invasive species, very little research attention has been paid to W. auropuntata. Although the need for future research exists, there is currently a considerable body of research from around the world and spanning back to the 1920’s on this species. Here we synthesize over 200 peer reviewed research manuscripts, book chapters, conference presentations, and media reports of new distributions spanning 1929–2022 culminating in a comprehensive literature review on W. auropunctata.This review covers all current knowledge on this species and is intended to serve as a quick reference for future research and provide the reference resources for those seeking more in-depth information on specific topics.Topics included in this review include taxonomic identification, current global distribution and pathways, life history, impacts, detection, and control. We discuss where consensus and ambiguity currently lie within the research community, identify contextual considerations for future researchers when interpreting data, and suggest where we believe more research or clarifications are needed.
KW - biology
KW - control
KW - distribution
KW - impact
KW - little fire ant
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85149742904&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/aesa/saac016
DO - 10.1093/aesa/saac016
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85149742904
SN - 0013-8746
VL - 115
SP - 427
EP - 448
JO - Annals of the Entomological Society of America
JF - Annals of the Entomological Society of America
IS - 6
ER -