The Association between Virus Prevalence and Intercolonial Aggression Levels in the Yellow Crazy Ant, Anoplolepis Gracilipes (Jerdon). [PDF]
The recent discovery of multiple viruses in ants, along with the widespread infection of their hosts across geographic ranges, provides an excellent opportunity to test whether viral prevalence in the field is associated with the complexity of social ...
Chiu, Ming-Chung+4 more
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The magnitude of cryptic insect diversity in one tropical rainforest
We detected 214 cryptic species out of a total of 2006 species (10.6%) examined from 22 focal insect taxa in 1500 ha tropical rainforest in Panama. The percentage of cryptic species varied greatly among assemblages (0%–19%), with half of the assemblages devoid of cryptic species and the highest proportions of cryptics in Pieridae and Formicidae ...
Yves Basset+8 more
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The sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis is an important pest of sugarcane and ants are one of its main predators. The practice of burning sugarcane straw in situ after harvest has been gradually replaced in Brazil by other practices.
Roseli De Fátima De OLIVEIRA+5 more
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Invasive insect colonisation shapes the population distribution of an island‐endemic scaly cricket
I assessed whether non‐native insect colonisation altered the population distribution of one case study island‐endemic insect: Discophallus ascension of volcanic Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. Invasive ants and crickets had strongly reduced D.
Adam Sharp
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Checklist of the Ants of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
A total of 113 species of ants is recorded by county from the state of Michigan. The list is based upon literature records and specimens in the authors\u27 collections and those of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology and the Michigan State ...
Kannowski, Paul B+2 more
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Native insect species should be selected for classroom rearings
Rearing insects in the school classroom can build positive attitudes towards insects among schoolchildren, which is becoming increasingly important as insect populations decline. Identified frequent use of non‐native insect species, raising environmental and ethical concerns after classroom rearing ends.
Tereza Matulková, Tomáš Ditrich
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Phenotypic diversity in red wood ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Is kinship involved?
Phenotypic diversity depends on genotype diversity, but the degree of genotype-by-environment interaction is species-specific. Red wood ants (Formica s. str) are keystone species in boreal forests and very variable phenotypically.
Oksana SKALDINA, Jouni SORVARI
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Biodiversity informatics: the challenge of linking data and the role of shared identifiers [PDF]
A major challenge facing biodiversity informatics is integrating data stored in widely distributed databases. Initial efforts have relied on taxonomic names as the shared identifier linking records in different databases.
Altschul+11 more
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Integrating Plant Volatile Scents in Sustainable IPM Approaches for Fall Armyworm Control
ABSTRACT Since the invasion of the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) into new regions, studies have oriented toward low‐cost management tools and methods. This study assessed the effects of volatile scents that are naturally emitted by essential oil (EO) plants on the severity of FAW and populations of its natural ...
Djima Koffi+4 more
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How to coexist with fire ants: The roles of behaviour and cuticular compounds [PDF]
tBecause territoriality is energetically costly, territorial animals frequently respond less aggressively toneighbours than to strangers, a reaction known as the “dear enemy phenomenon” (DEP).
Compin, Arthur+5 more
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