Argentine ant invasion associated with loblolly pines in the South eastern United States: Minimal impacts but seasonally sustained

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1141-1150

  Rowles, Alexei D ^a,b   Silverman, Jules ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

arboreal foraging; Argentine ants; biological invasion; Linepithema humile; Pinus taeda

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; ARBOREAL SPECIES; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MIXED FOREST; NATIVE SPECIES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LOBLOLLY PINE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NORTH CAROLINA; PINUS TAEDA;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

APHAENOGASTER RUDIS; CREMATOGASTER ASHMEADI; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; MYRMICINAE; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 77955360612     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN10004     Document Type: Article

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