Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis Invicta)

April 3, 2024

Sample information
Picture
Photos by: Kyleigh O.
Location
Collection date 11/12/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Walton High School
Observations

Aimless crawling movement; traverses dirt floor with ease; Found below a mound of leaves on a soil floor
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Solenopsis Solenopsis invicta

Methods
Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Gel electrophoresis did not yield any significant results- will not be sending for sequencing;

Results are insignificant and should be disregarded.

Results
Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

Results are insignificant and should be disregarded. No significant results were yielded for electrophoresis, so nothing was sent for sequencing
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
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