1-Cordo, H. A., C. J. Deloach, R. Ferrer, and J. A. Briano. 1995. Bionomics of Carmenta

Publications

1-Cordo, H. A., C. J. DeLoach, R. Ferrer, and J. A. Briano. 1995. Bionomics of Carmenta haematica (Ureta) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) which attacks Snakeweed (Gutierrezia spp.) in Argentina. Biological Control 5: 11-24.

2-Briano, J. A., D. P. Jouvenaz, D. P. Wojcik, H. A. Cordo, and R. S. Patterson. 1995.Protozoan and fungal diseases in Solenopsis richteri and S. quinquecuspis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Fla. Entomol. 78: 531-537.

3-Briano, J. A., R. S. Patterson, and H. A. Cordo. 1995. Long-term studies of the black imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) infected with a microsporidium. Environ.Entomol. 24: 1328-1332.

4-Briano, J. A., R. S. Patterson, and H. A. Cordo. 1995. Colony movement of the black imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina. Environ. Entomol. 24:1131-1134.

5-Briano, J. A., R. S. Patterson, and H. A. Cordo. 1995. Relationship between colony size of Solenopsis richteri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and infection with Thelohaniasolenopsae (Microsporidia: Thelohaniidae) in Argentina. J. Econ. Entomol. 88: 1233-1237.

6-Briano, J. A., R. S. Patterson, J. Becnel, and H. A. Cordo. 1996. The black imported fire ant, Solenopsisrichteri, infected with Thelohania solenopsae: intracolonial prevalence of infection and evidence for transovarial transmission. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 67: 178-179.

7-Cabrera, G., H. Cordo, J. A. Briano, D. Gandolfo, and G. Logarzo. 1997. Laboratory culture of beneficial dung scarabs. J. Econ. Entomol. 90: 124-129.

8-Briano, J. A. and D. F. Williams. 1997. Effect of the microsporidium Thelohaniasolenopsae (Microsporida: Thelohaniidae) on the longevity and survival of Solenopsis richteri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the laboratory. Fla. Entomol. 80: 366-376.

9-Briano, J. A., L. A. Calcaterra, D. P. Wojcik, D. F. Williams, W. A. Banks, and R. S. Patterson. 1997. Abundance of the parasitic ant, Solenopsis daguerrei (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in South America, a potential candidate for the biological control of the red imported fire ant in the United States. Environ. Entomol. 26: 1143-1148.

10-Calcaterra, L., J. A. Briano, and D. F. Williams.1999.Field studies of the parasitic ant Solenopsis daguerrei (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on fire ants in Argentina. Environ. Entomol. 28: 88-95.

11-Briano, J. A. 1999. The protozoan Thelohania solenopsae as potential agent for the biological control of the imported fire ants in the United States. (Spanish version) J. Entomol. Soc. of Argentina 58: 17-25.

12-Calcaterra, L., J. A. Briano, and D. F. Williams. 2000. New host for the parasitic ant Solenopsis daguerrei (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina. Fla. Entomol. 83: 363-365.

13-Porter, S. D. and J. A. Briano. 2000.Parasitoid-host matching between the little decapitating fly Pseudacteon curvatus from Las Flores, Argentina and the black fire ant Solenopsis richteri. Fla. Entomol. 83: 422-427.

14-Calcaterra, L., J. A. Briano, D. F. Williams, and D. H. Oi. 2001.Observations on the sexual castes of the fire ant parasite Solenopsis daguerrei(Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Fla. Entomol. 84: 446-448.

15-Briano, J. A., H. A. Cordo, and J. C. DeLoach. 2002. Biology of Penthobruchus germaini in Argentina, a potential control agent for Parkinsonia aculeata. Biol. Control 24: 292-299.

16-Briano, J. A. D. F. Williams, D. H. Oi, and L. Davis Jr. 2002.Field host range of the microsporidia Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporida: Thelohaniidae) and Vairimorpha invictae (Microsporida: Burenellidae) in South America. Biol. Control 24: 98-102.

17-Briano, J. A. and D. F. Williams. 2002. Natural occurrence and laboratory studies of the fire ant pathogen Vairimorpha invictae (Microsporida: Burenellidae) in Argentina. Environ. Entomol. 31: 887-894.

18-Briano, J. A., L. A. Calcaterra, D. H. Williams, and D. H. Oi. 2002.Attempts to artificially propagate the fire ant parasite Solenopsis daguerrei (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina. Fla. Entomol. 85: 518-520.

19-Williams, D. F., D. H. Oi, S. D. Porter, R. M. Pereira, and J. A. Briano. 2003.Biological Control of Imported Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Am. Entomol. 49: 150-163.

20-Valles, S., D. Oi, J. A. Briano and D. F. Williams. 2004. Simultaneous detection of Vairimorpha invictae (Microsporida: Burenellidae) and Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporida: Thelohaniidae) in fire ants by PCR. Fla.Entomol. 87: 85-8.

21-Vazquez, R. J., S. D. Porter, and J. A. Briano. 2004. Host specificity of a biotype of the fire ant decapitating fly Pseudacteon curvatus from northern Argentina. Environ. Entomol. 33: 1436-1441.

22-Valles, S., and J. A. Briano. 2004.Presence of Thelohania solenopsae and Vairimorpha invictae in South American populations of monogynous Solenopsis invicta. Fla. Entomol. 87: 625-627.

23-Calcaterra, L. A., S. D. Porter, and J. A. Briano.2005.Distribution and abundance of fire ant decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon), in three regions of southern South America. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 98: 85-95.

24-Briano, J. A. 2005.Long term studies of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, infected with the microsporidia Vairimorpha invictae and Thelohania solenopsae in Argentina. Environ. Entomol. 34: 124-132.

25-Oi, D. H., J. A. Briano, S. Valles, and D. F. Williams. 2005. Transmission of Vairimorpha invictae (Microsporidia: Burenellidae) Infections between Red Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Colonies. J. Invert. Pathol. 88: 108-115.

26-Vazquez, R. J., S. D. Porter, and J. A. Briano. 2006. Field release and establishment of the decapitating fly Pseudacteon curvatus on red imported fire ants in Florida. BioControl 51:207-216.

27-Briano, J. A., L. A. Calcaterra, S. Valles, y J. P. Livore. 2006. New survey for the fire ant microsporidia Vairimorpha invictae and Thelohania solenopsae in southern South America, with observations on their field persistence and prevalence of dual infections. Environ. Entomol. 35: 1358-1365.

28-Valles, S., C. Strong, D. Oi, S. Porter, R. Pereira, R. Vander Meer, Y. Hashimoto, L. Hooper-Bui, H. Sánchez-Arroyo, T. Davis, V. Karpakakunjarum, K. Vail, L. Graham, J. Briano, L. Calcaterra, L. Gilbert, R. Ward, K. Ward, J. Olivier, G. Taniguchi, and D. Thompson. 2007. Phenology, distribution, and host specificity of Solenopsis invicta Virus. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 96: 18-27.

29-Porter, S. D., S. M. Valles, T. S. Davis, J. Briano, L. Calcaterra, D. H. Oi, and R. A. Jenkins. 2007. Host specificity of the microsporidian pathogen Vairimorpha invictae at five sites with infected Solenopsis invicta fire ant colonies in northern Argentina. Fla. Entomol. 90: 447-452.

30-Calcaterra, L. A., J. P. Livore, A. Delgado and J. A. Briano. 2008.Ecological dominance of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invictae, in its native range. Oecologia156: 411-421.

31-Varone, L. and J. A. Briano. 2009.Bionomics of Orasema simplex, a parasitoid of Solenopsisfire ants in Argentina. Biol. Control 48: 204-209.

32-Oi, D., S. Porter, S. Valles, J. Briano, and L. Calcaterra. 2009. Pseudacteon decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae): Are they potential vectors of the fire ant pathogen Kneallhazia solenopsae (Microsporidia: Thelohaniidae) and Vairimorpha invictae (Microsporidia: Burenellidae)? Biol. Control 48: 310-315.

33- Valles, S. M., Varone, L., Ramírez, L. and Briano, J. 2009. Multiplex detection of Solenopsis invicta viruses -1, -2, and -3. J. Virol. Meth. 162: 276–279.

34- Valles, S. M., Allen, C., Varone, L. and Briano, J. 2009. Complete genome sequence of an Argentinean isolate of Solenopsis invicta virus 3. Virus Genes 40: 293-297.

35-Oi, D., S. Valles, and J. Briano. 2010. Laboratory host specificity testing of the fire ant microsporidian pathogen Vairimorpha invictae (Microsporidia: Burenellidae). Biol. Control 53: 331-336.

36-Calcaterra, L. A., F. Cuezzo, S. Cabrera, and J. A. Briano. 2010. Ant Diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ibera´ Nature Reserve, the Largest Wetland of Argentina. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 103: 71-83.

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