Effects of the presence of the Allegheny mound ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in providing enemy-free space to myrmecophilous aphid and soft scale populations

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 202-210

  Bishop, D B ^a   Bristow, C M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Enemy free space; Homoptera; Mutualism

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APHID; MUTUALISM; MYRMECOPHILY; PREDATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

APHIDIDAE; CINARA; CINARA BANKSIANA; COCCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICA EXSECTOIDES; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERASPIS; MIRIDAE; PARAGNETINA; TISSOT; TOUMEYELLA; TOUMEYELLA PARVICORNIS;

EID: 0043125494     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0202:EOTPOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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