Edward Vargo

Travanty, N. V., Vargo, E. L., Schal, C., Apperson, C. S., & Ponnusamy, L. (2022). Bacterial Isolates Derived from Nest Soil Affect the Attraction and Digging Behavior of Workers of the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren. INSECTS, 13(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13050444

Lewis, C. D., Levine, B. A., Schal, C., Vargo, E. L., & Booth, W. (2022, April 20). Decade long upsurge in mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in bed bug populations in the USA. JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE, Vol. 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-022-01505-4

Travanty, N. V., Vargo, E. L., Apperson, C. S., & Ponnusamy, L. (2021, August 9). Colonization by the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta, Modifies Soil Bacterial Communities. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY, Vol. 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-021-01826-4

Funaro, C. F., Schal, C., & Vargo, E. L. (2019). Queen and king recognition in the subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes: Evidence for royal recognition pheromones. PLOS ONE, 14(5), e0209810. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209810

Eyer, P.-A., Matsuura, K., Vargo, E. L., Kobayashi, K., Yashiro, T., Suehiro, W., … Tsuji, K. (2018). Inbreeding tolerance as a pre-adapted trait for invasion success in the invasive ant Brachyponera chinensis. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 27(23), 4711–4724. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14910

Zhu, J., Dhammi, A., Kretschmar, J. B., Vargo, E. L., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2018). Novel use of aliphatic n-methyl ketones as a fumigant and alternative to methyl bromide for insect control. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 74(3), 648–657. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4749

Jones, S. C., Vargo, E. L., Keefer, T. C., Labadie, P., Scherer, C. W., Gallagher, N. T., & Gold, R. E. (2017). Efficacy of Chlorantraniliprole in Controlling Structural Infestations of the Eastern Subterranean Termite in the USA. INSECTS, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects8030092

Raab, R. W., Moore, J. E., Vargo, E. L., Rose, L., Raab, J., Culbreth, M., … Vaidyanathan, R. (2016). New Introductions, Spread of Existing Matrilines, and High Rates of Pyrethroid Resistance Result in Chronic Infestations of Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) in Lower-Income Housing. PLOS ONE, 11(2), e0117805. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117805

Jacobson, A. L., Nault, B. A., Vargo, E. L., & Kennedy, G. G. (2016). Restricted Gene Flow among Lineages of Thrips tabaci Supports Genetic Divergence Among Cryptic Species Groups. PLOS ONE, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163882

Haifig, I., Vargo, E. L., Labadie, P., & Costa-Leonardo, A. M. (2016). Unrelated secondary reproductives in the neotropical termite Silvestritermes euamignathus (Isoptera: Termitidae). SCIENCE OF NATURE, 103(1-2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-015-1325-0

Booth, W., Balvín, O., Vargo, E. L., Vilímová, J., & Schal, C. (2015). Host association drives genetic divergence in the bed bug, Cimex lectularius. Molecular Ecology, 24(5), 980–992. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13086

Perdereau, E., Bagneres, A.-G., Vargo, E. L., Baudouin, G., Xu, Y., Labadie, P., … Dedeine, F. (2015). [Review of Relationship between invasion success and colony breeding structure in a subterranean termite]. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 24(9), 2125–2142. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13094

Vargo, E. L., Crissman, J. R., Booth, W., Santangelo, R. G., Mukha, D. V., & Schal, C. (2014). Hierarchical Genetic Analysis of German Cockroach (Blattella germanica) Populations from within Buildings to across Continents. PLoS ONE, 9(7), e102321. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102321

Vargo, E. L. (2014). Molecular ecology meets urban entomology: How molecular biology is changing urban pest management. Urban Insect Pests: Sustainable Management Strategies, 166–180.

Terrapon, N., Li, C., Robertson, H. M., Ji, L., Meng, X. H., Booth, W., … Mitchell, R. D. (2014). Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome. Nature Communications, 5.

Husseneder, C., Garner, S. P., Huang, Q., Booth, W., & Vargo, E. L. (2013). Characterization of Microsatellites for Population Genetic Analyses of the Fungus-Growing Termite (Isoptera: Termitidae). ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 42(5), 1092–1099. https://doi.org/10.1603/en13059

Vargo, E. L., Leniaud, L., Swoboda, L. E., Diamond, S. E., Weiser, M. D., Miller, D. M., & Bagneres, A.-G. (2013). Clinal variation in colony breeding structure and level of inbreeding in the subterranean termites Reticulitermes flavipes and R.grassei. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 22(5), 1447–1462. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12166

Perdereau, E., Bagneres, A.-G., Bankhead-Dronnet, S., Dupont, S., Zimmermann, M., Vargo, E. L., & Dedeine, F. (2013). Global genetic analysis reveals the putative native source of the invasive termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, in France. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 22(4), 1105–1119. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12140

Kobayashi, K., Hasegawa, E., Yamamoto, Y., Kawatsu, K., Vargo, E. L., Yoshimura, J., & Matsuura, K. (2013). Sex ratio biases in termites provide evidence for kin selection. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 4. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3048

Saenz, V. L., Maggi, R. G., Breitschwerdt, E. B., Kim, J., Vargo, E. L., & Schal, C. (2013). Survey of Bartonella spp. in U.S. Bed Bugs Detects Burkholderia multivorans but Not Bartonella. PLoS ONE, 8(9), e73661. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073661

Jacobson, A. L., Booth, W., Vargo, E. L., & Kennedy, G. G. (2013). Thrips tabaci Population Genetic Structure and Polyploidy in Relation to Competency as a Vector of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. PLoS ONE, 8(1), e54484. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054484

Vargo, E. L., Labadie, P. E., & Matsuura, K. (2012). Asexual queen succession in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes virginicus. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, 279(1729), 813–819. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.1030

Vargo, E. L., & Parman, V. (2012). Effect of Fipronil on Subterranean Termite Colonies (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in the Field. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 105(2), 523–532. https://doi.org/10.1603/ec11155

Eger, J. E., Jr., Lees, M. D., Neese, P. A., Atkinson, T. H., Thoms, E. M., Messenger, M. T., … Tolley, M. P. (2012). Elimination of Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Colonies Using a Refined Cellulose Bait Matrix Containing Noviflumuron When Monitored and Replenished Quarterly. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 105(2), 533–539. https://doi.org/10.1603/ec11027

Vasquez, G. M., Vargo, E. L., & Silverman, J. (2012). Fusion Between Southeastern United States Argentine Ant Colonies and Its Effect on Colony Size and Productivity. ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 105(2), 268–274. https://doi.org/10.1603/an11114

Saenz, V. L., Booth, W., Schal, C., & Vargo, E. L. (2012). Genetic Analysis of Bed Bug Populations Reveals Small Propagule Size Within Individual Infestations but High Genetic Diversity Across Infestations From the Eastern United States. Journal of Medical Entomology, 49(4), 865–875. https://doi.org/10.1603/me11202

Husseneder, C., Simms, D. M., Delatte, J. R., Wang, C., Grace, J. K., & Vargo, E. L. (2012). Genetic diversity and colony breeding structure in native and introduced ranges of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus. BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 14(2), 419–437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-011-0087-7

Jacobson, A. L., Johnston, J. S., Rotenberg, D., Whitfield, A. E., Booth, W., Vargo, E. L., & Kennedy, G. G. (2012). Genome size and ploidy of Thysanoptera. Insect Molecular Biology, 22(1), 12–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2583.2012.01165.x

Booth, W., Saenz, V. L., Santangelo, R. G., Wang, C., Schal, C., & Vargo, E. L. (2012). Molecular Markers Reveal Infestation Dynamics of the Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Within Apartment Buildings. Journal of Medical Entomology, 49(3), 535–546. https://doi.org/10.1603/me11256

Singham, G. V., Vargo, E. L., Booth, W., Othman, A. S., & Lee, C.-Y. (2012). Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci From an Indigenous Asian Fungus-Growing Termite, Macrotermes gilvus (Blattodea: Termitidae) and Cross Amplification in Related Taxa. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 41(2), 426–431. https://doi.org/10.1603/en11228

Booth, W., Brent, C. S., Calleri, D. V., Rosengaus, R. B., Traniello, J. F. A., & Vargo, E. L. (2012). Population genetic structure and colony breeding system in dampwood termites (Zootermopsis angusticollis and Z. nevadensis nuttingi). INSECTES SOCIAUX, 59(1), 127–137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-011-0198-2

Booth, W., Million, L., Reynolds, R. G., Burghardt, G. M., Vargo, E. L., Schal, C., … Schuett, G. W. (2011). Consecutive Virgin Births in the New World Boid Snake, the Colombian Rainbow Boa, Epicrates maurus. Journal of Heredity, 102(6), 759–763. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esr080

Abbot, P., Abe, J., Alcock, J., Alizon, S., Alpedrinha, J. A. C., Andersson, M., … Bshary, R. (2011). Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality.

Booth, W., Santangelo, R. G., Vargo, E. L., Mukha, D. V., & Schal, C. (2011). Population Genetic Structure in German Cockroaches (Blattella Germanica): Differentiated Islands in an Agricultural Landscape. Journal of Heredity, 102(2), 175–183. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esq108

Parman, V., & Vargo, E. L. (2010). Colony-Level Effects of Imidacloprid in Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 103(3), 791–798. https://doi.org/10.1603/ec09386

Booth, W., Johnson, D. H., Moore, S., Schal, C., & Vargo, E. L. (2010). Evidence for viable, non-clonal but fatherless Boa constrictors. Biology Letters, 7(2), 253–256. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0793

Matsuura, K., Himuro, C., Yokoi, T., Yamamoto, Y., Vargo, E. L., & Keller, L. (2010). Identification of a pheromone regulating caste differentiation in termites. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 107(29), 12963–12968. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1004675107

Menke, S. B., Booth, W., Dunn, R. R., Schal, C., Vargo, E. L., & Silverman, J. (2010). Is It Easy to Be Urban? Convergent Success in Urban Habitats among Lineages of a Widespread Native Ant. PLoS ONE, 5(2), e9194. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009194

Tomalski, M., Leimkuehler, W., Schal, C., & Vargo, E. L. (2010). Metabolism of Imidacloprid in Workers of <I>Reticulitermes flavipes</I> (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 103(1), 84–95. https://doi.org/10.1603/008.103.0111

Crissman, J. R., Booth, W., Santangelo, R. G., Mukha, D. V., Vargo, E. L., & Schal, C. (2010). Population genetic structure of the German cockroach (Blattodea: Blattellidae) in apartment buildings. Journal of Medical Entomology, 47(4), 553–564. https://doi.org/10.1603/me09036

Haverty, M. I., Tabuchi, R. L., Vargo, E. L., Cox, D. L., Nelson, L. J., & Lewis, V. R. (2010). Response of Reticulitermes hesperus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Colonies to Baiting With Lufenuron in Northern California. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 103(3), 770–780. https://doi.org/10.1603/ec09088

Vargo, E. L., & Husseneder, C. (2009). Biology of Subterranean Termites: Insights from Molecular Studies of Reticulitermes and Coptotermes. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY, Vol. 54, pp. 379–403. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ento.54.110807.090443

Booth, W., Youngsteadt, E., Schal, C., & Vargo, E. L. (2009). Characterization of 8 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the neotropical ant-garden ant, Camponotus femoratus (Fabricius). CONSERVATION GENETICS, 10(5), 1401–1403. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-008-9705-z

Booth, W., Youngsteadt, E., Schal, C., & Vargo, E. L. (2009). Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the ant-garden ant, Crematogaster levior (Forel). CONSERVATION GENETICS, 10(3), 639–641. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-008-9597-y

Matsuura, K., Vargo, E. L., Kawatsu, K., Labadie, P. E., Nakano, H., Yashiro, T., & Tsuji, K. (2009). Queen Succession Through Asexual Reproduction in Termites. SCIENCE, 323(5922), 1687–1687. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1169702

Brent, C. S., Traniello, J. F. A., & Varco, E. I. (2008). Benefits and costs of secondary polygyny in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 37(4), 883–888. https://doi.org/10.1603/0046-225X(2008)37[883:BACOSP]2.0.CO;2

Pfannenstiel, R. S., Booth, W., Vargo, E. L., & Schal, C. (2008). Blattella asahinai (Dictyoptera : Blattellidae): A new predator of lepidopteran eggs in South Texas soybean. ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 101(4), 763–768. https://doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2008)101[763:BADBAN]2.0.CO;2

Booth, W., Lewis, V. R., Taylor, R. L., Schal, C., & Vargo, E. L. (2008). Identification and characterization of 15 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the western drywood termite, Incisitermes minor (Hagen). MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES, 8(5), 1102–1104. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02169.x

Parman, V., & Vargo, E. L. (2008). Population density, species abundance, and breeding structure of subterranean termite colonies in and around infested houses in central North Carolina. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 101(4), 1349–1359. https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[1349:PDSAAB]2.0.CO;2

DeHeer, C. J., & Vargo, E. L. (2008). Strong mitochondrial DNA similarity but low relatedness at microsatellite loci among families within fused colonies of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes. INSECTES SOCIAUX, 55(2), 190–199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-008-0999-0

Husseneder, C., Powell, J. E., Grace, J. K., Vargo, E. L., & Matsuura, K. (2008). Worker size in the Formosan subterranean termite in relation to colony breeding structure as inferred from molecular markers. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 37(2), 400–408. https://doi.org/10.1603/0046-225X(2008)37[400:WSITFS]2.0.CO;2

Brent, C. S., Schal, C., & Vargo, E. L. (2007). Endocrine effects of social stimuli on maturing queens of the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis. PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 32(1), 26–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3032.2006.00536.x

Booth, W., Bogdanowicz, S. M., Prodohl, P. A., Harrison, R. G., Schal, C., & Vargo, E. L. (2007). Identification and characterization of 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the German cockroach, Blattella germanica. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY NOTES, 7(4), 648–650. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01663.x

Mukha, D. V., Kagramanova, A. S., Lazebnaya, I. V., Lazebnyi, O. E., Vargo, E. L., & Schal, C. (2007). Intraspecific variation and population structure of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, revealed with RFLP analysis of the non-transcribed spacer region of ribosomal DNA. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY, 21(2), 132–140. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2007.00670.x

DeHeer, C. J., & Vargo, E. L. (2006). An indirect test of inbreeding depression in the termites Reticulitermes flavipes and Reticulitermes virginicus. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY, 59(6), 753–761. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-005-0105-9

Vargo, E. L., & Carlson, JR. (2006). Comparative study of breeding systems of sympatric subterranean termites (Reticulitermes flavipes and R-hageni) in Central North Carolina using two classes of molecular genetic markers. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 35(1), 173–187. https://doi.org/10.1603/0046-225X-35.1.173

Vargo, E. L., Husseneder, C., Woodson, D., Waldvogel, M. G., & Grace, J. K. (2006). Genetic analysis of colony and population structure of three introduced populations of the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera : Rhinotermitidae) in the Continental United States. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 35(1), 151–166. https://doi.org/10.1603/0046-225X-35.1.151

Brent, C., Peeters, C., Dietmann, V., Crewe, R., & Vargo, E. (2006). Hormonal correlates of reproductive status in the queenless ponerine ant, Streblognathus peetersi. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY, 192(3), 315–320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-005-0065-6

Brent, C., Peeters, C., Dietemann, V., Crewe, R., & Vargo, E. (2006, March). Hormonal correlates of reproductive status in the queenless ponerine ant, Streblognathus peetersi (vol 193, pg 315, 2006). JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY, Vol. 192, pp. 339–339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-006-0107-8

Calleri, D. V., II, Reid, E. M. G., Rosengaus, R. B., Vargo, E. L., & Traniello, J. F. A. (2006). Inbreeding and disease resistance in a social insect: effects of heterozygosity on immnnocompetence in the termite Zootermopsis angusticollis. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 273(1601), 2633–2640. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2006.3622

Vargo, E. L., Juba, T. R., & Deheer, C. J. (2006). Relative abundance and comparative breeding structure of subterranean termite colonies (Reticulitermes flavipes, Reticulitermes hageni, Reticulitermes virginicus, and Coptotermes formosanus) in a South Carolina lowcountry site as revealed by molecular markers. ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 99(6), 1101–1109. https://doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[1101:RAACBS]2.0.CO;2

Husseneder, C., Messenger, M. T., Su, N. Y., Grace, J. K., & Vargo, E. L. (2005). Colony social organization and population genetic structure of an introduced population of Formosan subterranean termite from New Orleans, Louisiana. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 98(5), 1421–1434. https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-98.5.1421

Menten, L., Fournier, D., Brent, C., Passera, L., Vargo, E. L., & Aron, S. (2005). Dual mechanism of queen influence over sex ratio in the ant Pheidole pallidula. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY, 58(6), 527–533. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-005-0964-0

Brent, C. S., Schal, C., & Vargo, E. L. (2005). Endocrine changes in maturing primary queens of Zootermopsis angusticollis. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, 51(11), 1200–1209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2005.06.009

Dronnet, S., Chapuisat, M., Vargo, E. L., Lohou, C., & Bagneres, A. G. (2005). Genetic analysis of the breeding system of an invasive subterranean termite, Reticulitermes santonensis, in urban and natural habitats. Molecular Ecology, 14(5), 1311–1320. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02508.x

Copren, K. A., Nelson, L. J., Vargo, E. L., & Haverty, M. I. (2005). Phylogenetic analyses of mtDNA sequences corroborate taxonomic designations based on cuticular hydrocarbons in subterranean termites. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, 35(3), 689–700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2005.03.002

DeHeer, C. J., Kutnik, M., Vargo, E. L., & Bagneres, A. G. (2005). The breeding system and population structure of the termite Reticulitermes grassei in Southwestern France. HEREDITY, 95(5), 408–415. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800744

Fisher, M. L., Gold, R. E., Vargo, E. L., & Cognato, A. I. (2004). Behavioral and genetic analysis of colony fusion in Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology, 44(3), 565–576.

Tomalski, M., & Vargo, E. (2004). Chain reaction. Pest Control, 72(5), 51.

FAN, Y. L., Schal, C., VARGO, E. L., & BAGNERES, A. G. (2004). Characterization of termite lipophorin and its involvement in hydrocarbon transport. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, 50(7), 609–620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinphys.2004.04.007

Deheer, C. J., & Vargo, E. L. (2004). Colony genetic organization and colony fusion in the termite Reticulitermes flavipes as revealed by foraging patterns over time and space. Molecular Ecology, 13(2), 431–441. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02065.x

Deheer, C. J., & Vargo, E. L. (2004). Colony genetic organization and colony fusion in the termite Reticulitermes flavipes as revealed by foraging patterns over time and space. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 13(2), 431–441. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294x.2003.2065.x

Dronnet, S., Bagneres, A. G., Juba, T. R., & Vargo, E. L. (2004). Polymorphic microsatellite loci in the European subterranean termite, Reticulitermes santonensis Feytaud. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY NOTES, 4(1), 127–129. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00600.x

Buczkowski, G., Vargo, E. L., & Silverman, J. (2004). The diminutive supercolony: the Argentine ants of the southeastern United States. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 13(8), 2235–2242. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02261.x

Brent, C. S., & Vargo, E. L. (2003). Changes in juvenile hormone biosynthetic rate and whole body content in maturing virgin queens of Solenopsis invicta. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, 49(10), 967–974. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1910(03)00166-5

Vargo, E. L., Husseneder, C., Grace, J. K., Henderson, G., & Ring, D. (2003). Colony and population genetic structure of Formosan subterranean termites from Hawaii and Louisiana. Sociobiology, 41(1A), 67–69.

Vargo, E. L., Husseneder, C., & Grace, J. K. (2003). Colony and population genetic structure of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, in Japan. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 12(10), 2599–2608. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01938.x

Husseneder, C., Grace, J. K., Messenger, M. T., Vargo, E. L., & Su, N. Y. (2003). Describing the spatial and social organization of Formosan subterranean termite colonies in Armstrong Park, New Orleans. Sociobiology, 41(1A), 61–65.

Vargo, E. L. (2003). Genetic structure of Reticulitermes flavipes and R-virginicus (Isoptera : Rhinotermitidae) colonies in an urban habitat and tracking of colonies following treatment with hexaflumuron bait. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 32(5), 1271–1282. https://doi.org/10.1603/0046-225X-32.5.1271

Vargo, E. L. (2003). Hierarchical analysis of colony and population genetic structure of the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, using two classes of molecular markers. Evolution, 57(12), 2805–2818. https://doi.org/10.1554/03-336

Husseneder, C., Vargo, E. L., & Grace, I. K. (2003). Molecular genetic methods: New approaches to termite biology. In D. D. N. B. Goodell & T. P. Schultz (Eds.), Wood deterioration and preservation: Advances in our changing world (Vol. 845, pp. 358–370). https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2003-0845.ch021

Husseneder, C., Vargo, E. L., & Grace, J. K. (2002). Multilocus DNA fingerprinting and microsatellite genotyping: Complementary molecular approaches to investigating colony and population genetic structure in subterranean termites. Sociobiology, 40(1), 217–226.

Passera, L., Aron, S., Vargo, E. L., & Keller, L. (2001). Queen control of sex ratio in fire ants. SCIENCE, 293(5533), 1308–1310. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1062076

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