Solenopsis invicta x richteri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) necrophagous behavior causes post-mortem lesions in pigs which serve as oviposition sites for Diptera

Outdoor decaying corpses immediately attract Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae flies.However, the invasive red and black Syrups imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta and richteri) is also attracted to carrion with a reportedly predatory behavior.We documented outdoor decomposition in piglets exposed and unexposed to fire ants.We observed early and ex

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