The apparent establishment and subsequent eradication of the Australian giant bulldog ant Myrmecia brevinoda Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-357

  Lester, Philip J ^a   Keall, John B ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b AgriQuality Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Argentine ants Linepithema humile; Eradication; Exotic and invasive ants; Extinction; Myrmecia brevinoda; Solenopsis sp.; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; MYRMECIA BREVINODA; PHEIDOLE; SOLENOPSIS;

EID: 30444448346     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2005.9518423     Document Type: Article

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