Fire Ants - Resources On The Internet
*Breeding biology of the Crested Caracara in south Texas. (Wilson Bull. 1996, v. 108, p. 516-523) Dickinson, V. M.; ((Newly-hatched chicks were killed by S. invicta.)) http://webluis.fcla.edu

Survey of imported fire ant mound densities in Managed Native Prairies – The Attwater Prairie-Chicken National Wildlife Refuge: Final Report – Bastiaan M. Drees, Jennie Hoskins, and Rick Jahn. (1993). {addresses effect of fire on fire ant mounds} Download pdf at http://fireant.tamu.edu/research/arr/category/ecological/

40 years of thoughts on Paynes Prairie. (Reptiles 1997, v. 5(7), p. 68, 70-73) Bartlett, D.; ((Author give observations which link RIFA with the decline of egg-laying snakes on Paynes Prairie Preserve, south of Gainesville, Fl.)) http://webluis.fcla.edu

Effect of red imported fire ants on wildlife (rodent) populations, Lake Conroe Dam, Montgomery Co., Texas: Fire ant mound monitoring and suppression program – Bastiaan M. Drees, Charles L. Barr, Michael E. Heimer, and S. Bradlei Vinson. 1994. Download pdf at http://fireant.tamu.edu/research/arr/category/ecological/

Target-Specific Fire Ant Suppression for Preservation of Native Species and Non-Target Organisms such as the Horned Lizard – Jerry L. Cook (1999). {very interesting report on effect of predators of native ants that have been displaced by fire ants}.. Download pdf at http://fireant.tamu.edu/research/arr/category/ecological/

Response of wildlife to red imported fire ant population reductions in the South Texas coastal prairie. (1993.) Allen, C. R.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Effect of red imported fire ants on reproduction, health, and survival of Northern Bobwhites. (1999.) Mueller, J. M.; Ph.D. dissert., Texas Tech University, 52 p. 1999. Abstract: ((Dissert. Abstr. Int. B 60: 3688)) ((Order # AAG9940322))
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Northern bobwhite chick mortality caused by red imported fire ants. (J. Wildl. Manag. 1999, v. 63, p. 1291-1298) Mueller, J. M.; Abstract online at http://webluis.fcla.edu

Rainbow trout kills induced by fire ant ingestion. (Texas J. Sci. 1999, v. 51, p. 199-200) Contreras, C.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Ecological effects of the invasive nonindigenous ant, Solenopsis invicta, on native vertebrates: The wheels on the bus. (Trans. N. Am. Wildl. Natur. Resour. Conf. 1998, v. 63, p. 56-65) Allen, C. R.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Managing red imported fire ants in wildlife areas. (1998.) Drees, B. M.; Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Fire Ant Plan Fact Sheet #006, 2 p. 1998. http://webluis.fcla.edu
Effect of red imported fire ant envenomization on neonatal American alligators. (J. Herpetol. 1997, v. 31, p. 318-321) Allen, C. R.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Fire ants. (Reptiles 1997, v. 5(7), p. 86-89)
Love, B.; ((Author give observations RIFA attacking captive tortoises & hatching turtles & alligators. Give control recommendations. http://webluis.fcla.edu

Patch use under predation hazard: Effect of the red imported fire ant on deer mouse foraging behavior. (Ecology 1997, v. 78 (1), p. 308-317) Holtcamp, W. N.; . http://webluis.fcla.edu

Effects of red imported fire ants on newly-hatched Northern bobwhite. (J. Wildl. Manage. 1996, v. 60, p. 164-169) Pedersen, E. K.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Effects of red imported fire ants on northern bobwhite chicks. (J. Wildl. Manage. 1996, v. 60, p. 309-313) Giuliano, W. M.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Predation by the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, on the three-toed box turtle, Terrapene carolina triunguis. (Bull. Chicago Herpetol. Soc. 1996, v. 31, p. 105-106). Montgomery, W. B.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Use of insecticide to control destructive activity of ants during trapping of small mammals. (J. Mammal. 1996, v. 77, p. 1107-1113) Mitchell, M. S.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Why is the silver rice rat (Oryzomys argentatus) so rare? ((abstract)). (Bull. Ecol. Soc. Am. 1996, v. 77 (3 Suppl. Part 2), p. 145) Forys, E. A.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Endangered species: Turtles and rats. (Pest Cont. Tech. 1995, v. 23(10), p. 134) Rambo, G.; ((Fire ants attack hatching turtles, killing or injuring them. Makes argument for controlling fire ants in turtle nesting areas.)) .; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Loggerhead shrikes, red fire ants and red herrings? (Condor 1995, v. 97, p. 1053-1056) Yosef, R.; ((RIFA decreased fledgling success by the birds; but say these are spurious results inspite of their own statistics)). http://webluis.fcla.edu

Impact of Solenopsis invicta on small mammal habitat utilization and abundance. (1994.) Ferris, D. K.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Parental responses of hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) to intrusion by red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) into simulated nests. (1994.) Ferris, K. P.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Red imported fire ant impact on wildlife: an overview. (Texas J. Sci. 1994, v. 46, p. 51-59) Allen, C. R.; http://webluis.fcla.edu
Nesting ecology of the dickcissel (Spiza americana) on a tallgrass prairie relict in North central Texas. (1993.) Steigman, K. L.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Scale effects in assessing the impact of imported fire ants on small mammals. (Southwest. Nat. 1993, v. 38, p. 393-396) Killion, M. J.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

What about fire ants and northern bobwhites. (Wildl. Soc. Bull. 1993, v. 21, p. 349-351) Allen, C. R.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Small mammal response to red imported fire ant removal in a grassland community. (1992.) Killion, M. J.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

How can we reverse the northern bobwhite population decline? (Wildl. Soc. Bull. 1991, v. 19, p. 544-555) Brennan, L. A.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Land-use changes in the Gulf Coast Region: links to declines in midwestern Loggerhead Shrike populations. (Passenger Pigeon 1991, v. 53, p. 315-325) Lymn, N.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Effects of chemical insect repellents on small mammal trapping yield. (Am. Midl. Nat. 1990, v. 124, p. 181-184) Gettinger, R. D.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Impact of fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) density on northern pygmy mice (Baiomys taylori). (Southwest. Nat. 1990, v. 35, p. 158-162) Smith, T. S.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Fire ants put heat on deer fawns. (On the Wild Side 1989, v. 3(?), p. 3) Rollins, D.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Observation of predation by red imported fire ants on live-trapped wild cotton rats. (Texas J. Sci. 1989, v. 41, p. 223-224) Flickinger, E. L.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Impact of the imported fire ants on birds. (The imported fire ant: Assessment and recommendations. 1988.) Wilson, D. E.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Impact of imported red fire ants on mammals. (The imported fire ant: Assessment and recommendations. 1988.) Grant, W. E.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Notes on predation on the endangered Houston toad, Bufo houstonensis. (Texas J. Sci. 1988, v. 40, p. 454-456) Freed, P. S.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Observations of predation by red imported fire ants on live-trapped wild cotton rats. (The imported fire ant: Assessment and recommendations. 1988.) Flickinger, E. L.; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Reproduction of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in southwestern Georgia. (Herpetologica 1980, v. 36, p. 353-361) Landers, J. L.; ((Note: S. saevissima is S. invicta or S. richteri in North America))*((IFA is recorded as a definite predator of hatchlings; Other hatchlings sustained 15-25 fire ant 'bites' but survived)) http://webluis.fcla.edu

Observations of imported fire ant predation on nestling cottontails. (Proc. Southeast. Assoc. Game Fish Comm. 1970, v. 23, p. 171-181) Hill, E. P., III; http://webluis.fcla.edu

Johnson, A.s. 1961. Antagonistic relationships between ants and wildlife, with special reference to imported fire ants and bobwhite quail in the southeast. Proc. Ainu. Conf. Southeast Assoc. Game Fish Comm. 14: 88-107

Johnson, A.S. 1962. Antagonistic relationships between ants and wildlife, with special reference to imported fire ants nd bobwhite quail in the southeastern United States. 100 pp. M. S. thesis, Auburn University, Auburn.

Mount, R. H. 1981. The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, as a possible serious predator on southeastern vertebrae: Direct observation and subjective impressions. J. Ala. Acad. Sci. 52: 66-70.

Mount, R. H., S. E. Truth and W. H. Mason. 1981. Predation of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), on eggs of the lizard, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus (Squarmata: Teiidae).
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