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Wilson, E. O. 1952. O complexo Solenopsis saevissima na America do Sul 



(Hymenoptera : Formicidae) . Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. Mem. 50:49-68. English trans- 

 lation of article included. 



Wilson, E. O. 1953. Origin of the variation in the imported fire ant. Evolution 

 7(3) : 262-263. 



Wilson, E. O. 1958. The fire ant. Sci. Amer. 198 (3) :36-41 . 



Wilson, E. O. 1959. Invader of the South. Helped by a genetic mutation, the 

 population of the fire ant has "exploded," and now infests a wide area. 

 Natural History 68 (5) : 276-281 . 



Wilson, E. O. 1959. Source and possible nature of the odor trail of fire ants. 

 Science 129 (3349) : 643-644 . 



Wilson, E. O. 1962. Chemical communication among workers of the fire ant 



Solenopsis saevissima (Fr . Smith). 1. The organization of mass-foraging. 



2. An information analysis of the odour trail. 3. The experimental induction 



of social responses. Animal Behaviour 10 (1/2) : 134-147 , 148-158, 159-164. 



Wilson, E. O. and Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958. Recent changes in the introduced 



population of the fire ant ( Solenopsis saevissima ) (Fr . Smith). Evolution 

 12(4) :211-218. 



Wilson, E. O. and Eads, J. H. 1949. A report on the imported fire ant Solenopsis 

 saevissima var. rich ter i Forel in Alabama. Ala. Dept. Conserv. Spec. Rpt. 

 July 16. 53 pp., plus 13 plates. Mimeographed. 



Wilson, E. O. and Eisner, T. 1957. Quantitative studies of liquid food trans- 

 mission in ants. Insectes Sociaux 4 (2) : 157-166. 



Wilson, N. L. , Dillier, J. H., and Markin, G. P. 1971. Foraging territories of 

 imported fire ants. Ent. Soc . Amer. Ann. 64 (3) : 660-665 . 

 Solenopsis saevissima rich teri 



Wilson, N. L. and Oliver, A. D. 1969. Food habits of the imported fire ant in 

 pasture and pine forest areas in southeastern Louisiana. J. Econ. Ent. 

 62(6) :1268-1271. 



Wilson, N. L. and Oliver, A. D. 1970. Relationship of the imported fire ant to 

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York, H. H. 1949. (Project Forester of Alabama). Fire ants. 3 pp. Mimeographed. 



Some additional information is available in internal, unpublished reports of the 

 Plant Protection Division. 



U.S. Dept. Agr. 

 Prepared by Economic Insect Coop. Econ. Ins. Rpt. 



Survey and Detection Staff 21(36) :639-652, 1971 



