scholarly journals Intraspecific aggression and the colony structure of the invasive ant Myrmica rubra

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEN CHEN ◽  
ÁINE O'SULLIVAN ◽  
ELDRIDGE S. ADAMS
Keyword(s):  
Colony Structure ◽  
Intraspecific Aggression ◽  
Myrmica Rubra ◽  
Invasive Ant

scholarly journals Bacterial transfer from Pristionchus entomophagus nematodes to the invasive ant Myrmica rubra and the potential for colony mortality in coastal Maine

iScience ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 102663
Author(s):  
Suzanne L. Ishaq ◽  
Alice Hotopp ◽  
Samantha Silverbrand ◽  
Jonathan E. Dumont ◽  
Amy Michaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myrmica Rubra ◽  
Invasive Ant

The European fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as an invasive species: impact on local ant species and other epigaeic arthropods

2014 ◽  
Vol 147 (5) ◽  
pp. 592-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Naumann ◽  
Rob J. Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Fire Ant ◽  
Pitfall Trapping ◽  
Myrmica Rubra ◽  
Invasive Ant ◽  
Arthropod Species ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Epigaeic Arthropods ◽  
Invasive Species Impact

AbstractPitfall trapping revealed that the European fire ant,Myrmica rubra(Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), represents an unusual example of a temperate invasive ant species. In British Columbia, Canada,M. rubrapopulations are associated with a decreased incidence and abundance of other ant species in three different plant communities when compared withM. rubra-free control areas.M. rubrarepresented more than 99.99% of the total ant fauna caught in the infested areas, and the numbers ofM. rubracaptured in the plant communities ranged from over 10 times to over 1300 times the total number of all ants collected in correspondingM. rubra-free areas. Total numbers of some taxa of insects and non-insect arthropods, including those likely to be competitors or prey ofM. rubra, were reduced where the invasive species was present. Biodiversity indexes for the overall suite of captured arthropod species were lower whereM. rubrawas present in all three plant communities but most of this decrease can be attributed to the difference in the ant fauna.

Distribution of an Invasive Ant, Myrmica rubra (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in Maine

2005 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 1774-1784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Groden ◽  
Francis A. Drummond ◽  
Jeffrey Garnas ◽  
André Franceour
Keyword(s):  
Myrmica Rubra ◽  
Invasive Ant

Distribution of an Invasive Ant, Myrmica rubra (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in Maine

2005 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 1774-1784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Groden ◽  
Francis A. Drummond ◽  
Jeffrey Garnas ◽  
André Franceour
Keyword(s):  
Myrmica Rubra ◽  
Invasive Ant
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