solenopsis-invicta

SCAU-China

October 21, 2023
solenopsis-invicta, queen-ant's-assassin, quorum-sensing.
conservation

SCAU-China # Queen Ant’s Assassin —— Efficient elimination of Solenopsis invicta queen by intestinal bacteria # Solenopsis invicta （Red imported fire ant, RIFA) stands as among the world’s most harmful invasive species, causing varying degrees of damage to health, agriculture, ecology, and infrastructure. Current control methods, relying mainly on chemicals and physics, fall short due to incomplete eradication, constraints, environmental risks, and human hazards. To counter these limitations, we developed the Queen Ant’s Assassin (QAA): a gene circuit driven by quorum sensing (QS) to release drugs to target and exterminate the RIFA queen precisely. ...