S. daguerrei only produce winged virgin queens and males.

The winged ants fly off to mate and invade new colonies.

S. daguerrei is being considered as a potential biological control agent for RIFA, which is an invasive species in many parts of the world.

As of 2006, work is underway to find methods of rearing the ants in sufficient numbers to be released into the wild to reduce RIFA populations.

In their native South America about 1-4% of the RIFA colonies are infested with S. daguerrei.