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THE FORAGING AND TENDING BEHAVIOR OF DOLICHODERUS TASCHENBERGI (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Denver P. Burns
Denver P. Burns
Affiliation:
Southern Forest Experiment Station, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Abstract

The foraging and tending behavior of the ant Dolichoderus taschenbergi (Mayr) was studied for 5 years in southwestern Pennsylvania. The ant used well-defined foraging trails and avidly collected honeydew from tuliptree scales, pine aphids, and less abundant sources. The ants increased the survival rate of tuliptree scales from 8.2 to 46.8%, probably by interfering with the activities of parasites and predators.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 105 , Issue 1 , January 1973 , pp. 97 - 104
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1973

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