[BOOK][B] Ant ecology

L Lach, C Parr, K Abbott - 2010 - books.google.com
Comprising a substantial part of living biomass on earth, ants are integral to the functioning
of terrestrial ecosystems. More than 12,000 species have been described to date, and it is …

The hitchhiker's guide to alien ant invasions

W Rabitsch - BioControl, 2011 - Springer
Alien ants are among the most deleterious predatory invertebrates causing havoc to native
biodiversity including negative effects on other ant species, other invertebrates and …

[PDF][PDF] Worldwide spread of the pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis (Hymenoptera: For-micidae)

JK Wetterer - Myrmecological News, 2010 - antwiki.org
The pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis (LINNAEUS, 1758), has long been considered the
most ubiquitous house ant in the world. Monomorium pharaonis is particularly notorious as a …

[HTML][HTML] Ant invasion in China: An in-depth analysis of the country's ongoing battle with exotic ants

JA Siddiqui, BS Bamisile, R Fan, M Hafeez, W Islam… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The invasion of exotic ant species in China presents significant challenges to ecosystems,
agriculture, and the economy. This paper provides an in-depth analysis of China's ongoing …

[BOOK][B] Taxonomy, phylogenetics, and evolution

PS Ward - 2010 - books.google.com
Since their origin about 120 million years ago (Mya), ants have evolved to become the most
species-rich and ecologically diverse group of social insects (Grimaldi and Engel 2005; …

[PDF][PDF] Worldwide spread of the flower ant, Monomorium floricola (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

JK Wetterer - Myrmecological News, 2010 - researchgate.net
The flower ant, Monomorium floricola (JERDON, 1851), is one of the most widely distributed
ants of the tropics and subtropics. Occasionally, it is also found in temperate areas in …

Box 16.1 Active adaptive management for invasive ant management

BD Hoffmann, KL Abbott - Ant ecology, 2009 - books.google.com
Adaptive management at its most basic level involves the continual incorporation of new
knowledge into a decision-making process to refine and improve project actions and …

Potential of black soldier fly production for pacific small island develo** states

M Shelomi - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The black soldier fly is an insect of which the larvae can eat almost any
organic matter, including organic waste. The larvae are edible and can be fed to livestock …

The distribution and diversity of insular ants: do exotic species play by different rules?

N Roura‐Pascual, NJ Sanders… - Global Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To examine the relationship between island characteristics (area, distance to the
nearest continent, climate and human population size) and ant species richness, as well as …

Behaviourally and genetically distinct populations of an invasive ant provide insight into invasion history and impacts on a tropical ant community

KL Abbott, SNJ Greaves, PA Ritchie, PJ Lester - Biological Invasions, 2007 - Springer
Populations of invasive species often exhibit a high degree of spatial and temporal
variability in abundance and hence their effects on resident communities. Here, we examine …