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P. Folgarait

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h-index: 27
Works: 82
Citations: 3,552

Most-cited papers

Ant biodiversity and its relationship to ecosystem functioning: a review
P. Folgarait
1998Biodiversity and Conservation1,035 citations
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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soil
L. Brussaard, V. Behan-Pelletier, D. Bignell, V. Brown +6 more
1997637 citations
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An experimental study of competition between fire ants and Argentine ants in their native range.
Edward G. LeBrun, C. Tillberg, A. Suarez, P. Folgarait +2 more
2007Ecology106 citations Open access
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Antiherbivore defenses of myrmecophytic Cecropia under different light regimes
P. Folgarait, D. W. Davidson
199496 citations
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Soil macroinvertebrate communities: A world‐wide assessment
P. Lavelle, J. Mathieu, A. Spain, G. Brown +38 more
2022Global Ecology and Biogeography95 citations Open access
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Phorid parasitoids affect foraging activity of Solenopsis richteri under different availability of food in Argentina
P. Folgarait, Lawrence E. Gilbert
199980 citations
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Myrmecophytic Cecropia: antiherbivore defenses under different nutrient treatments
P. Folgarait, D. W. Davidson
1995Oecologia74 citations
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Effects of Camponotus punctulatus ants on plant community composition and soil properties across land-use histories
P. Folgarait, S. Perelman, N. Gorosito, R. Pizzio +1 more
2002Plant Ecology58 citations
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Purpureocillium lilacinum, potential agent for biological control of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex lundii.
D. Goffré, P. Folgarait
2015Journal of Invertebrate Pathology57 citations Open access
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Biogeography and macroecology of phorid flies that attack fire ants in south‐eastern Brazil and Argentina
P. Folgarait, O. A. Bruzzone, S. Porter, M. Pesquero +1 more
200555 citations
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Developmental Rates and Host Specificity for Pseudacteon parasitoids (Diptera: Phoridae) of Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina
P. Folgarait, O. A. Bruzzone, R. J. Patrock, L. Gilbert
2002Journal of Economic Entomology55 citations
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Seasonal patterns of activity among species of black fire ant parasitoid flies (Pseudacteon: Phoridae) in Argentina explained by analysis of climatic variables
P. Folgarait, O. A. Bruzzone, L. Gilbert
200352 citations
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Behavioral Strategies of Phorid Parasitoids and Responses of Their Hosts, the Leaf-Cutting Ants
L. Elizalde, P. Folgarait
2012Journal of Insect Science43 citations Open access
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Preliminary In Vitro Insights into the Use of Natural Fungal Pathogens of Leaf-cutting Ants as Biocontrol Agents
P. Folgarait, N. Gorosito, M. Poulsen, C. Currie
2011Current Microbiology43 citations
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Leaf‐cutting ant preferences for five native tropical plantation tree species growing under different light conditions
P. Folgarait, L. Dyer, Robert J. Marquis, H. Braker
199643 citations
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Development of Pseudacteon obtusus (Diptera: Phoridae) on Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis richteri Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
P. Folgarait, M. Chirino, Richard J. Wilson Patrock, L. Gilbert
200540 citations Open access
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Soil organic matter dynamics along a rice chronosequence in north-eastern Argentina : Evidence from natural 13C abundance and particle size fractionation
T. Desjardins, P. Folgarait, A. Pando-Bahuon, C. Girardin +1 more
200639 citations
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Distributional Patterns of Pseudacteon Associated with the Solenopsis saevissima Complex in South America
R. J. Patrock, S. Porter, L. Gilbert, P. Folgarait
2009Journal of Insect Science38 citations Open access
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Biological attributes of Argentinian phorid parasitoids (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae) of leaf-cutting ants, Acromyrmex and Atta
L. Elizalde, P. Folgarait
201137 citations
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Pathogenic interaction between Escovopsis weberi and Leucoagaricus sp.: mechanisms involved and virulence levels
J. A. Marfetán, A. I. Romero, P. Folgarait
201535 citations Open access
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Leaf-Cutter Ant Parasitoids: Current Knowledge
P. Folgarait
201335 citations Open access
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Patterns of Attack by Insect Herbivores and a Fungus on Saplings in a Tropical Tree Plantation
P. Folgarait, Robert J. Marquis, P. Ingvarsson, H. Braker +1 more
199535 citations
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Host diversity and environmental variables as determinants of the species richness of the parasitoids of leaf‐cutting ants
L. Elizalde, P. Folgarait
201034 citations
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Granivory rates by rodents, insects, and birds at different microsites in the Patagonian steppe
P. Folgarait, O. Sala
200233 citations
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Life-History Traits and Parasitism Rates of Four Phorid Species (Diptera: Phoridae), Parasitoids of Atta vollenweideri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina
A. Guillade, P. Folgarait
2011Journal of Economic Entomology32 citations Open access
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New species and revision of Myrmosicarius (Diptera: Phoridae) that parasitize leaf-cutter ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
R. Disney, L. Elizalde, P. Folgarait
200631 citations
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Responses of Cecropia to experimental removal of Müllerian bodies
P. Folgarait, H. Johnson, D. W. Davidson
199430 citations
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Soil macrofaunal communities along an abandoned rice field chronosequence in Northern Argentina
F. Thomas, P. Folgarait, P. Lavelle, J. Rossi
200427 citations
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Associations of Fire Ant Phorids and Microhabitats
P. Folgarait, R. J. Patrock, L. Gilbert
2007Environmental Entomology26 citations Open access
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Development of Pseudacteon cultellatus (Diptera: Phoridae) on Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis richteri Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
P. Folgarait, O. A. Bruzzone, L. Gilbert
200226 citations
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New species and new records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) that parasitize leaf-cutter and army ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
R. Disney, L. Elizalde, P. Folgarait
200925 citations
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The influence of ambient conditions and space on the phenological patterns of a Solenopsis phorid guild in an arid environment
P. Folgarait, R. J. Patrock, L. Gilbert
200725 citations
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Soil properties and the macrofauna community in abandoned irrigated rice fields of northeastern Argentina
P. Folgarait, F. Thomas, T. Desjardins, M. Grimaldi +3 more
2003Biology and Fertility of Soils25 citations
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Effect of phorid fly density on the foraging of Atta vollenweideri leafcutter ants in the field
Andrea C. Guillade, P. Folgarait
201524 citations Open access
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The introduction of the fire ant parasitoid Pseudacteon nocens in North America: challenges when establishing small populations
R. Plowes, P. Folgarait, L. Gilbert
2011BioControl (Dordrecht)23 citations
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Spatial and temporal variation in host–parasitoid interactions: leafcutter ant hosts and their phorid parasitoids
L. Elizalde, Richard J. W. Patrock, R. Disney, P. Folgarait
201822 citations Open access
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Growth and Conidiation Response of Escovopsis weberi (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) Against the Fungal Cultivar of Acromyrmex lundii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
P. Folgarait, J. A. Marfetán, M. Cafaro
201122 citations Open access
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A new species of Pseudacteon attacking Solenopsis fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina
B. Brown, P. Folgarait, L. Gilbert
200322 citations
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Genetic differentiation between body size biotypes of the parasitoid fly Pseudacteon obtusus (Diptera: Phoridae).
Marcus R. Kronforst, P. Folgarait, R. J. Patrock, L. Gilbert
2007Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution20 citations
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Natural Enemies of Atta vollenweideri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Leaf-Cutter Ants Negatively Affected by Synthetic Pesticides, Chlorpyrifos and Fipronil
A. Guillade, P. Folgarait
2014Journal of Economic Entomology18 citations Open access
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HOST SPECIFICITY OF FOUR PSEUDACTEON SPP. (DIPTERA: PHORIDAE), PARASITOIDS OF FIRE ANTS IN ARGENTINA (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)
C. Estrada, R. J. Patrock, P. Folgarait, L. Gilbert
200618 citations Open access
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Litter decomposition and soil organisms within and outside of Camponotus punctulatus nests in sown pasture in Northeastern Argentina
C. Paris, M. G. Polo, C. Garbagnoli, P. Martínez +2 more
200817 citations
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Development of Pseudacteon nocens (Diptera: Phoridae) on Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis richteri fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
P. Folgarait, Richard J. Wilson Patrock, L. Gilbert
2006Journal of Economic Entomology17 citations
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Ritualized aggressive behavior reveals distinct social structures in native and introduced range tawny crazy ants
E. LeBrun, R. Plowes, P. Folgarait, M. Bollazzi +1 more
2019PLoS ONE15 citations Open access
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Morphological changes in Camponotus punctulatus (Mayr) anthills of different ages
N. Gorosito, P. Curmi, V. Hallaire, P. Folgarait +1 more
200615 citations
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Development of Pseudacteon nocens (Diptera: Phoridae) on Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis richteri Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
P. Folgarait, Richard J. Wilson Patrock, L. Gilbert
200613 citations
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Conidiobolus lunulus, a new entomophthoralean species isolated from leafcutter ants
D. Goffré, A. B. Jensen, C. C. Lopez Lastra, R. Humber +1 more
2020Mycologia12 citations Open access
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Behavior and Development of Pseudacteon curvatus (Diptera: Phoridae) Varies According to the Social Form of Its Host Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Its Native Range
M. Chirino, L. Gilbert, P. Folgarait
2009Environmental Entomology12 citations Open access
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New Species and Records of Scuttle Flies (Diptera: Phoridae) Associated with Leaf-cutter Ants and Army Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina
R. Disney, L. Elizalde, P. Folgarait
200812 citations
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Camponotus punctulatus ant’s demography: a temporal study across land-use types and spatial scales
P. Folgarait, N. Gorosito, R. Pizzio, J. Rossi +1 more
2007Insectes Sociaux11 citations
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