Showing papers on "Ant colony published in 1968"
TL;DR: Two species of ants, Formica obscuripes Forel and Dolichoderus ( Hypoclinea ) taschenbergi (Mayr), attended species of Cinara, mainly C .
Abstract: Two species of ants, Formica obscuripes Forel and Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) taschenbergi (Mayr), attended species of Cinara, mainly C. gracilis (Wilson) on Pinus banksiana Lamb., in the Sandilands Forest Reserve, Man. The aphids occurred only on trees near ant hills. Removing the aphids by spraying had no serious effect on the ants. Destruction of an ant colony was followed by the disappearance of the aphids. The trees benefited through removal of defoliating insects by the ants.
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TL;DR: This note describes a method by which ants could be readily separated from the soil in which their nests are constructed and collected in large numbers with a minimum loss of delicate eggs and brood.
Abstract: Recent work with the Argentine ant, Iridomyrmex humilis (Mayr), in California and the imported fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima richteri Forel, in Mississippi, the 2 ants of primary economic importance in the United States today, has required tremendous numbers of workers, brood, and queens for biological and toxicological studies. This note describes a method by which ants could be readily separated from the soil in which their nests are constructed and collected in large numbers with a minimum loss of delicate eggs and brood.
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