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Overview

Sanford D. Porter is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to insect science, genetics, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Porter has published research in several scientific venues, including:

  • Insects
  • Florida Entomologist
  • EDIS

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Porter are:

  • Biology of Pseudacteon Decapitating Flies (Diptera: Phoridae) That Parasitize Ants of the Solenopsis saevissima Complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in South America, 2020, Insects
  • Ant community composition in a citrus grove reveals eastern expansion in Florida of the South American big-headed ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), 2024, Florida Entomologist
  • Fire Ant Decapitating Flies Pseudacteon spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae), 2020, EDIS

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Porter include:

  • Li Chen
  • Marina S. Ascunce
  • Katherine Casey Carroll
  • Joe Aufmuth
  • Lauren Justice

Best Publications

  • Invasion of Polygyne Fire Ants Decimates Native Ants and Disrupts Arthropod Community

    Sanford D. Porter;Sanford D. Porter;Dolores A. Savignano

  • Foraging in Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): effects of weather and season.

    Sanford D. Porter;Walter R. Tschinkel

  • Potential Global Range Expansion of the Invasive Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta

    Lloyd W. Morrison;Sanford D. Porter;Eric Daniels;Michael D. Korzukhin

  • Invasion of red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): microgeography of competitive replacement

    Sanford D. Porter;Bill Van Eimeren;Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • The little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata: distribution, impact, and control.

    James K. Wetterer;Sanford D. Porter

  • Intercontinental Differences in the Abundance of Solenopsis Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Escape from Natural Enemies?

    Sanford D. Porter;David F. Williams;Richard S. Patterson;Harold G. Fowler

  • Foragers of the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex owyheei : a disposable caste?

    Sanford D. Porter;Clive D. Jorgensen

  • Impact of temperature on colony growth and developmental rates of the ant, Solenopsis invicta

    Sanford D. Porter

  • Fire ant polymorphism: the ergonomics of brood production

    Sanford D. Porter;Walter R. Tschinkel

  • FIRE ANT MOUND DENSITIES IN THE UNITED-STATES AND BRAZIL (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE)

    Sanford D. Porter;Harold G. Fowler;William P. Mackay

  • Biology and Behavior of Pseudacteon Decapitating Flies (Diptera: Phoridae) that Parasitize Solenopsis Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Sanford D. Porter

  • Distribution and Density of Polygyne Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Texas

    Sanford D. Porter;Awinash Bhatkar;Roger Mulder;Bradleigh S. Vinson

  • Worker longevity in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta: Ergonomic considerations of correlations between temperature, size and metabolic rates

    Prassede Calabi;Sanford D. Porter

  • Evaluation of Sampling Methods and Species Richness Estimators for Ants in Upland Ecosystems in Florida

    Joshua R. King;Joshua R. King;Sanford D. Porter

  • Identification of polygyne and monogyne fire ant colonies (Solenopsis invicta) by multiplex PCR of Gp-9 alleles

    S. M. Valles;S. D. Porter

  • Modeling Temperature-Dependent Range Limits for the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the United States

    Michael D. Korzukhin;Sanford D. Porter;Lynne C. Thompson;Suzanne Wiley

  • Comparison of Diets of Two Fire Ant Species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Solid and Liquid Components

    Leeanne E. Tennant;Sanford D. Porter

  • Fire ant thermal preferences: behavioral control of growth and metabolism

    Sanford D. Porter;Walter R. Tschinkel

  • Biological Control of Imported Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    David F. Williams;David H. Oi;Sanford D. Porter;Roberto M. Pereira

  • Growth and Development of Pseudacteon Phorid Fly Maggots (Diptera: Phoridae) in the Heads of Solenopsis Fire Ant Workers (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Sanford D. Porter;Marcos A. Pesquero;Sofia Campiolo;Harold G. Fowler

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence E. Gilbert
Lawrence E. Gilbert The University of Texas at Austin
Robert K. Vander Meer
Robert K. Vander Meer Agricultural Research Service
Walter R. Tschinkel
Walter R. Tschinkel Florida State University
Andrew E. Firth
Andrew E. Firth University of Cambridge
Edward L. Vargo
Edward L. Vargo Texas A&M University
George Poinar
George Poinar Oregon State University
Douglas J. Levey
Douglas J. Levey National Science Foundation
Nathan J. Sanders
Nathan J. Sanders University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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