Widespread association of the invasive ant Solenopsis invicta with an invasive mealybug

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2425-2438

  Helms, Ken R ^a,b   Vinson, S Bradleigh ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antonina graminis; Antoninoides; Ants; Biological invasion; Energy budget; Homoptera; Honeydew; Invasive species; Mealybugs; Mutualism; Pseudococcidae; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DIET; EXPLOITATION; MUTUALISM;

ANTONINA GRAMINIS; APHIDIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0038477008     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2425:WAOTIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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