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Why should we be concerned about studying our native species of ant-attacking phorid flies?

April 26, 2017ant-attacking concerned flies native phorid species

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Why should we be concerned about studying our native species of ant-attacking phorid flies?

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Studies of flies, genus Pseudacteon, that live, reproduce, and thrive on host fire ants in North America can reveal much about details of phorid natural history. Understanding the biology of these temperate-zone phorids could provide important guidance for developing optimum methods for introducing phorids from South America which would attack the pest fire ant species.