Some plant essential oils (EOs) are environmentally friendly insecticides because they can
kill insects by manipulating the social behaviour of the red imported fire ants. In this study …

The aim of this experiment was to search for the essential oils which have repellent effects
on red imported fire ants. Effect of five kinds of essential oils in four concentrations on fire ant …

The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, is one of the most successful invasive
pest ants in the world. We evaluated ylang ylang oil, an essential oil of fragrant yellow …

Synthetic pesticides used to control Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
can negatively affect human and environmental health due to non-target toxicity and long …

Plant essential oils from eight plant species were tested for their insecticidal activities
against the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invcita, by using a fumigation bioassay. This …

The red imported fire ant (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), is an
invasive species that is considered to be among the 100 most dangerous species to human …

Eleven compounds from indigenous cinnamon (Cinnamomum osmophloeum) leaf essential
oil were identified by GC–MS and the dominant constituent was trans-cinnamaldehyde …

The red imported fire ant (RIFA) Solenopsis invicta Buren causes severe damage to humans
and animals as well as the environment. Chemical treatment is the main strategy of RIFA …

The red imported fire ant (RIFA)(Solenopsis invicta Buren) has caused serious ecological
and public safety problems in invasive areas. While extensive use of pesticides to control …

Leaf-cutting ants are pests of great economic importance due to the damage they cause to
agricultural and forest crops. The use of organosynthetic insecticides is the main form of …