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Fire ants / by Taber, Stephen Welton,1956-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-299) and index.
Subjects: Fire ants.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Fire ant / by Somervill, Barbara A.(CARDINAL)657584;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Discusses the impact to the economy and ecology of North America from this invasive species of ant originally native to South America.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Fire ants; Fire ants; Ants;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Fire ants / by Orr, Tamra.(CARDINAL)345748;
Includes bibliographical references (page 44).Team attack! -- Hold that pose! -- A bite for the eye -- Allergy danger.Accelerated Reader ARLexile not available
Subjects: Animal attacks; Ants; Fire ants; Insect allergy;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The fire ant / by Drexler, J. F.,1916-2001.(CARDINAL)844173;
Subjects: Fiction.; English fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fire ants / by Schuetz, Kari.(CARDINAL)500475;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.Ants that attack -- The colony -- Good workers -- Growing grubs."Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces fire ants to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Grades K-3.Ages 5-8.440LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fire ants;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 13
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Fire ants / by Peterson, Megan Cooley,author.(CARDINAL)489784;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.On the attack -- Size and features -- Where they live and what they eat -- Life cycle -- Watch out!"They may be small, but they're aggressive. They have painful, burning bites, and they're known to attack people and poultry. Fire ants are dangerous bugs. Their gross features and amazing abilities make them the perfect topic for struggling or reluctant readers too. They won't be able to look away as they explore the life cycle, habitats, threats, features, and incredible powers of these creepy crawlies through expertly leveled text, gross in-your-face photos, and captivating infographics. A table of contents, glossary with pronunciations, further resources, and an index all enhance comprehension for elementary readers"--Provided by the publisher.2.Ages 8-12Grades 4-6.560560LO
Subjects: Fire ants;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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The fire ants / by Tschinkel, Walter R.(Walter Reinhart),1940-(CARDINAL)786233;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 673-706) and index.I: ORIGIN AND SPREAD, PRESENT AND FUTURE RANGE: Prelude: And what do you do for a living? -- A quick tour of fire ant biology -- The species of fire ants and their biogeography -- An atlas of fire ant anatomy -- Getting here -- Interlude: Beachhead mobile -- La Conquista: spreading out -- Interlude: Another immigrant moves west -- Predicting future range limits -- II: BASIC NEEDS AND THE MONOGYNE COLONY CYCLE: An important note: Monogyne and polygyne social forms -- Shelter -- Interlude: There's nothing like getting plastered -- Space -- Food -- Interlude: Mundane methods -- Mating and colony founding -- Interlude: Spring among the fire ants -- The claustral period -- Interlude: Sharon's house of beauty -- The incipient phase and brood raiding -- Dependent colony founding -- Colony growth -- Relative growth and sociogenesis -- Interlude: The Porter Wedge micrometer -- Colony reproduction and the seasonal cycle -- III: FAMILY LIFE: Interlude: Deby discovers ants -- Nestmate and brood recognition -- Interlude: Ant ID systems -- Division of labor -- Interlude: Moving up in a Harvester Ant colony -- Adaptive demography -- Interlude: Driving to work with Odontomachus -- The organization of foraging -- Interlude: Who's in charge here? -- Food sharing within the colony -- Interlude: The Fire Ant on trial -- Venom and its uses -- Interlude: You call that pain? -- Social control of the Queen's egg-laying rate -- Interlude: Catching queens -- Necrophoric behavior -- IV: POLYGYNY: Discovery of polygyny -- Interlude: I want this to be accurate --The suppression of independent colony founding in polygyne colonies -- The nature and fate of polygyne alates -- Interlude: A useful tool -- Polygyne mating, adoption, execution -- Biological consequences of polygyny -- V: POPULATIONS AND ECOLOGY: Hybridization between Solenopsis invicta and S. Richteri -- Populations of monogyne Fire Ants -- Interlude: Gang wars -- Territorial behavior and monogyne popluation regulation -- Ecological niche -- Solenopsis invicta and ant community ecology -- Interlude: Membership in a prestigious organization -- Solenopsis invicta and other communities -- Fire ants and vertebrates -- Interlude: a microsafari in antland -- Biological control -- Interlude: The heartbreak of parasitoids -- Some final words."Since South American fire ants arrived in Mobile, Alabama, in the 1940s, they have spread to become one of the most reviled pests in the Sunbelt. In The Fire Ants Walter Tschinkel provides not just an encyclopedic overview of S. invicta - how they found colonies, construct and defend their nests, forage and distribute food, struggle among themselves for primacy, and even relocate entire colonies - but also an account of how research is done, how science establishes facts, and the pleasures and problems of a scientific career."--Cover.
Subjects: Fire ants.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Red imported fire ants-- : some facts / by North Carolina.Division of Environmental Health.(CARDINAL)204063;
Subjects: Fire ants;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Red fire ants / by Pearson, Scott,author.(CARDINAL)543920; World Book, Inc.(CARDINAL)170438;
Attack of the fire ants -- The invasion -- Troublesome fire ants -- Fighting back -- Other resources.Through dynamic infographics, charts, up-close photos and strong reading level control, this title explores the invasion of red fire ants, including where they came from and their impact within biomes and food webs.Reading level 2-3.Interest level 4-6.540540LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Ants; Fire ants; Pest introduction; Solenopsis invicta;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Red imported fire ant handbook / by North Carolina.Department of Agriculture.(CARDINAL)154217;
Subjects: Fire ants; Solenopsis invicta.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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