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61. What you eat is what we need: Using ants to detect spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) DNA

Lin WJ, Liu FLC, Huang XY, Del Pozo-Valdivia A, Leskey TC, Yang CCS

2025 Pest Management Science

Accepted

59. Development of alginate hydrogel baits for the management of longlegged ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
 

Lee CC, Lu MY, Chen JTC, Tay JW, Yang CCS, Lin CC

2025 Journal of Economic Entomology

ePub ahead of print

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57. Seasonal abundance and trap comparisons of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) adults from their native region

Kamiyama MT, Matsuura K, Hata T, Yoshimura T, Yang CCS

2024 Biologia

79, 1341-1349

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55. Urbanisation influences the trophic position, morphology, and colony structure of invasive African big-headed ants
 

Peng MH, Liu KL, Tsai CY, Shiodera S, Haraguchi TK, Itoh M, Tseng SP, Yang CCS, G. Singham V, Tay JW, Neo KB​

2023 Myrmecological News

33, 197-209

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53. Anthropogenic influence on the distribution of the longlegged ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Lum JY, Chiu MC, Tseng SP, Yang CCS, Lee CY

2023 Journal of Economic Entomology

116, 520-528

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51. Effects of rearing temperature on the performance of Anastatus parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) in a factitious host Samia cynthia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Wu YH, Chuang YY, Yang CCS, Lee SY, Chung CC, Tzeng HY, Chou MY

2022 Biocontrol Science & Technology

32, 1417-1433

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49. Preferential food allocation to an essential worker subcaste in the invasive yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Lee CC, Lin YT, Chiu MC, Yang CCS*, Lin CC*

2022 Myrmecological News

32, 139-147

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47. Demographic characteristics and population simulation of newly invasive fall armyworm on Arachis hypogaea (Fabales: Fabaceae) and dominant green manure plant in Taiwan

Lee PA, Yang CCS, Saska P, Tang CK, Güncan A, Lin YY, Tuan SJ

2022 Journal of Economic Entomology

115, 1146-1155

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45. Laboratory and field evaluations of two bait formulations against the invasive fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Yasudai R, Matsubara A, Hsu PW, Lee CC, Lin CC, Yang CCS

2022 Journal of Economic Entomology

115, 624-630

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43. Seasonal parasitism of native egg parasitoids of brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) in Japan
 

Kamiyama MT, Matsuura K, Hata T, Yoshimura T, Yang CCS​

2022 Journal of Pest Science

95, 1067-1079

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41. Sacbrood viruses cross-infection between Apis cerana and Apis mellifera: rapid detection, viral dynamics, evolution and spillover risk assessment

Chang JC, Chang ZT, Ko CY, Yang CCS, Chen YW, Nai YS

2021 Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

186, 107687

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39. Improving invasive species management using predictive phenology models: an example from brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) in Japan

Kamiyama MT, Matsuura K, Yoshimura T, Yang CCS

2021 Pest Management Science

77, 5489-5497

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37. Comparison of artificial diets and natural prey for mass rearing of Orius strigicollis (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) using demographic characteristics to optimize cost-efficiency

Hung YT, Yang CCS, Saska P, Tuan SJ

2021 Journal of Economic Entomology

114, 1523-1532

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35. Predation of the brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys, by the Japanese acrobat ants, Crematogaster matsumurai and Crematogaster osakensis

Kamiyama MT, Matsuura K, Yoshimura T, Yang CCS

2021 Biological Control

157, 104570

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33. Ongoing coevolution of Wolbachia and a widespread invasive ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes

Lee CC, Lin CY, Tseng SP, Matsuura K, Yang CCS

2020 Microorganisms

8, 1569

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31. Complete genome sequence of two novel dicistroviruses detected in the yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes

Lee CC, Lin CY, Hsu HW, Yang CCS

2020 Archives of Virology

165, 2715-2719

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29. Evidence for common horizontal transmission of Wolbachia among ants and ant crickets: kleptoparasitism added to the list


 

Tseng SP, Hsu PW, Lee CC, Wetterer JK, Hugel S, Wu LH, Lee CY, Yoshimura T, Yang CCS

2020 Microorganisms

8, 805

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27. Invader at the gate: the status of red imported fire ant in Australia and Asia


 

Wylie R, Yang CCS, Tsuji K

2020 Ecological Research

35, 6-16

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25. The association between virus prevalence and intercolonial aggression levels in the yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes (Jerdon)

Hsu HW, Chiu MC, Lee CC, Lee CY, Yang CCS

2019 Insects

10, 436

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23. Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers for a globally distributed invasive ant Paratrechina longicornis

Tseng SP, Darras H, Lee CY, Yoshimura T, Keller L, Yang CCS

2019 European Journal of Entomology

116, 253-257

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21. Apoptosis as a primary defense mechanism in response to viral infection in invasive fire ant Solenopsis invicta
 

Hsu HW, Chiu MC, Shih CJ, Matsuura K, Yang CCS

2019 Virology

531, 255-259

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19. Viral infections in fire ants lead to reduced foraging activity and dietary changes
 

Wu YH, Tseng HY, Yang CCS

2018 Scientific Reports

8, 13498

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17. Development of multiplex nested PCR for simultaneous detection of ectoparasitic fungi Laboulbeniopsis termitarius and Antennopsis gallica on Reticulitermes speratus

Guswenrivo I, Tseng SP, Yang CCS, Yoshimura T

2018 Journal of Economic Entomology

111, 1330-1336

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15. Letter to Editor: Comment on Seri Masran and Ab Majid 2017

Tseng SP, Yang CCS

2017 Journal of Medical Entomology

54, 1107-1108

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13. The effect of carbohydrate components in Hemipteran honeydew on invasiveness of the yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Ho HC, Yang ST, Wu WJ, Yang CCS

2016 Formosan Entomologist

36, 6-14

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11. The genetic structure of Phellinus noxius and dissemination pattern of brown root rot disease in Taiwan

 

Chung CL, Huang SY, Huang YC, Tzean SS, Ann PJ, Tsai JN, Yang CC et al.

2015 PLoS One

10, e0139445

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09. Propagule pressure and colony social organization are associated with the successful invasion and rapid range expansion of invasive fire ants in China

Yang CC, Ascunce MS, Luo LZ, Shao JG, Shih CJ, Shoemaker DD

2012 Molecular Ecology

21, 817-833

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07. Global invasion history of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta
 

Ascunce MS*, Yang CC*, Oakey J, Calcaterra L, Wu WJ, Shih CJ, Goudet J, Ross KG, Shoemaker DD

2011 Science

331, 1066-1068

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05. The impact of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, and bait treatment on the diversity of native ants-a case study at National Taipei University, Sanshia campus

Tsai YH, Yang CC, Lin CC, Shih CJ

2009 Formosan Entomologist

29, 263-277

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03. Successful establishment of the invasive fire ant Solenopsis invicta in Taiwan: Insights into interactions of alternate social forms

Yang CCS, Shoemaker DD, Wu JC, Lin YK, Lin CC, Wu WJ, Shih CJ

2009 Diversity & Distributions

15, 709-719

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01. Population genetic structure of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, in Taiwan

Yang CC, Shoemaker DD, Wu WJ, Shih CJ

2008 Insectes Sociaux

55, 54-65

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60. Invasive alien ants in the United States: Current status and countermeasures
 

Liu FLC, Ivanov K, Yang CCS

2025 Global Environmental Research

28: 171-178

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58. Free ride without raising a thumb: A citizen science project reveals the pattern of active ant hitchhiking on vehicles and its ecological implications

Hsu FC, Hsu GC, Lin CC, Ho CK, Yang CCS

2024 Ecological Entomology

49, 739-743

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56. Are LED lights driving the massive nuptial flight swarm of the tramp ant Technomyrmex albipes?

 

Hsu PW, Chiu MC, Hsu FC, Yang CCS*, Lin CC*

2024 Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

172, 75-83

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54. Global genetic analysis reveals the putative native range and widespread double-clonal reproduction system in the invasive longhorn crazy ant

Tseng SP, Darras H, Hsu PW, Yoshimura T, Lee CY, Wetterer JK, Keller L, Yang CCS

2023 Molecular Ecology

32, 1021-1033

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52. Population genetic structure of the globally introduced big-headed ant in Taiwan
 

Liu KL, Tseng SP, Tatsuta H, Tsuji K, Tay JW, Singham V, Yang CCS*, Neo KB*

2022 Ecology & Evolution 

12, e9660

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50. Invasion of the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Taiwan
 

Wu YH, Chuang YY, Yang CCS, Lee SY, Chung CC, Tzeng HY, Chou MY

2022 BioInvasions Records

11, 864-875

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48. First polycipivirus and unmapped RNA virus diversity in the yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes
 

Lee CC, Hsu HW, Lin CY, Gustafson N, Matsuura K, Lee CY, Yang CCS

2022 Viruses

32, 139-147

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46. Introduction of a non-native lineage is linked to recent black cocoa ant Dolichoderus thoracicus (Smith, 1860) outbreaks in Taiwan

 

Hsu FC, Lu CW, Hsu PW, Yang CCS*, Lin CC*

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2022 Taiwania

67, 271-279

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44. Biology, ecology, and management of the invasive longlegged ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes

Lee CY, Yang CCS

2022 Annual Review of Entomology

67, 43-63

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42. First record of the invasive little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Taiwan: invasion status, colony structure and potential threats

Lee CC, Hsu PW, Hsu FC, Shih CH, Hsiao YC, Yang CCS*, Lin CC*

2021 Formosan Entomologist

41, 172-181

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40. The complete genome of a parthenogenetic ant, Monomorium triviale (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
 

Idogawa N, Lee CC, Yang CCS, Shigeto D

2021 Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources

6, 2793-2795

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38. Random or handedness? Use of laterally paired penises in Nala earwigs (Insecta: Dermaptera: Labiduridae)
 

Kamimura Y, Matsumura Y, Yang CCS, Gorb SN

2021 Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

134, 716-731

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36. The role of anthropogenic disturbance and invasion of yellow crazy ant in a recent decline of land crab population
 

Lee CC, Chiu MC, Shih CH, Yang CCS, Liu HC, Lin CC

2021 Scientific Reports

11, 12234

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34. Deformed wing virus in two widespread invasive ants: geographical distribution, prevalence, and phylogeny
 

Lin CY, Lee CC, Nai YS, Hsu HW, Lee CY, Tsuji K, Yang CCS

2020 Viruses

12, 1309

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32. Population monitoring, egg parasitoids and genetic structure of the invasive litchi stink bug, Tessaratoma papillosa in Taiwan

Wu YH, Kamiyama MT, Chung CC, Tzeng HY, Hsieh CH, Yang CCS

2020 Insects

11, 690

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30. Analysis of recent interception records reveals that wood/wood-product trade could lead to a new wave of ant invasion

Lee CC, Weng YM, Lai LC, Suarez AV, Wu WJ, Lin CC, Yang CCS

2020 Insects

11, 356

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28. Ant crickets (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) associated with the invasive yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): evidence for cryptic species and potential co-introduction with hosts

Hsu PW, Hugel S, Wetterer JK, Tseng SP, Ooi M, Lee CY, Yang CCS

2020 Myrmecological News

30, 103-129

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26. Vibrational communication between a myrmecophilous butterfly Spindasis lohita (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and its host ant Crematogaster rogenhoferi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Lin YH, Laio YC, Yang CCS, Billen J, Yang MM, Hsu YF

2019 Scientific Reports

9, 18548

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24. Genetic diversity and Wolbachia infection patterns in a globally distributed invasive ant

 

Tseng SP, Wetterer JK, Suarez AV, Lee CY, Yoshimura T, Shoemaker D, Yang CCS

2019 Frontiers in Genetics

10, 838

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22. Fitness advantages of the biased use of paired laterally symmetrical penises in an insect
 

Kamimura Y, Yang CCS, Lee CY

2019 Journal of Evolutionary Biology

32, 844-855

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20. Ants as egg predators of the invasive lychee stink bug (Tessaratoma papillosa; Hemiptera: Tessaratomidae): Identification and predation efficiency

Wu YH, Tseng HY, Yang CCS

2018 Formosan Entomologist

38, 97-102

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18. The complete mitochondrial genome of yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Lee CC, Wang J, Matsuura K, Yang CCS

2018 Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources

2, 622-623

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16. Thelytokous parthenogenesis in the exotic dacetine ant Strumigenys rogeri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Taiwan
 

Lee CC, Hsu SF, Yang CCS, Lin CC

2018 Entomological Science

21, 28-33

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14. Worker reproduction of the invasive yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes

Lee CC, Nakao H, Tseng SP, Hsu HW, Lin GL, Tay JW, Billen J, Ito F, Lee CY, Lin CC, Yang CCS

2017 Frontiers in Zoology

14, 24

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12. The genetic structure, virulence, and fungicide sensitivity of Fusarium fujikuroi in Taiwan
 

Chen YC, Lai MH, Wu CY, Lin TC, Cheng AH, Yang CC et al.

2016 Phytopathology

106, 624-635

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10. Interspecific competition between gray black spiny ant (Polyrhachis dives) and red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta): evaluation of ant species with biotic resistance potential

Wu YH, Hsu HW, Shih CJ, Yang CC

2013 Formosan Entomologist

33, 107-120

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08. The genome of fire ant Solenopsis invicta
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Wurm Y, Wang J, Riba-Grognuz O, Corona M, Nygaard S, Hunt B,....., Shih CJ, Wu WJ, Yang CC, et al.

2011 PNAS

108, 5679-5684

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06. Loss of microbial (pathogen) infections associated with recent invasions of the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta

Yang CC, Yu YC, Valles SM, Oi DH, Chen YC, Shoemaker DD, Wu WJ, Shih CJ

2010 Biological Invasions

12, 3307-3318

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04. Secretion profiles of venom alkaloids in Solenopsis geminata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Taiwan
 

Lai LC, Hua KH, Yang CCS, Huang RN, Wu WJ

2009 Environmental Entomology

38, 879-884

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02. Twenty-three new microsatellite loci in the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae)

Ascunce MS, Yang CC, Geden C, Shoemaker DD

2008 Molecular Ecology Resources

9, 271-273

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00. Feel free to reach out to Dr. Scotty Yang if you would like to request a PDF for any article

Yang CCS

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scottyynag@vt.edu

Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech

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