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Descriptor English: Fire Ants
Descriptor Spanish: Hormigas de Fuego
Descriptor hormigas de fuego
Entry term(s) Solenopsis invicta
Solenopsis richteri
hormiga de fuego negra importada
hormiga de fuego roja importada
hormigas de fuego importadas
Scope note: Dos miembros del género de hormigas Solenopsis de la familia Formicidae, orden Hymenoptera, introducidos accidentalmente en los Estados Unidos en Mobile, Alabama. Las hormigas de fuego se encuentran ahora en muchos estados de Estados Unidos, desde California hasta Florida. Las picaduras de las hormigas de fuego generalmente causan sensación de ardor, ronchas y ampollas, pero pueden causar reacciones sistémicas o potencialmente mortales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Formigas Lava-Pés
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Ant, Fire
Ants, Imported Fire
Black Imported Fire Ant
Fire Ant
Fire Ant, Imported
Imported Black Fire Ant
Imported Fire Ant
Imported Fire Ants
Imported Red Fire Ant
Red Imported Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta
Solenopsis richteri
Tree number(s): B01.050.050.286.250
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.875.205.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000097582
Scope note: Two members of ant genus Solenopsis in the family Formicidae, order Hymenoptera, accidentally introduced into the United States at Mobile, Alabama. Fire ants are now found in many states from California to Florida. Fire ant bites typically cause a burning sensation, welts and blisters but can cause systemic or life-threatening reactions.
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Ants (1963-2023)
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
DeCS ID: 60601
Unique ID: D000097582
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Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/05/31
Fire Ants - Preferred
Concept UI M000764206
Scope note Two members of ant genus Solenopsis in the family Formicidae, order Hymenoptera, accidentally introduced into the United States at Mobile, Alabama. Fire ants are now found in many states from California to Florida. Fire ant bites typically cause a burning sensation, welts and blisters but can cause systemic or life-threatening reactions.
Preferred term Fire Ants
Entry term(s) Ant, Fire
Ants, Imported Fire
Fire Ant
Fire Ant, Imported
Imported Fire Ant
Imported Fire Ants
Solenopsis richteri - Narrower
Concept UI M000764208
Preferred term Solenopsis richteri
Entry term(s) Black Imported Fire Ant
Imported Black Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta - Narrower
Concept UI M000764207
Preferred term Solenopsis invicta
Entry term(s) Imported Red Fire Ant
Red Imported Fire Ant



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