Variation in Nesting Behavior of the Arboreal Ant<i>Camponotus sericeiventris</i>(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Fernandes, Elisa Furtado; Castro, Mariana Monteiro de; Barbosa, Bruno Corrêa; Prezoto, Fábio

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“…Os substratos mais utilizados (concreto e metal) podem também estar relacionados à ocorrência de um fenômeno chamado de "ilha de calor" (uChôa 2011), onde acontece um acúmulo de calor nesses tipos de material proporcionando condições adequadas para o desenvolvimento das colônias, fato já registrado para formigas por FernandeS et al (2014). A baixa taxa de nidificação nos demais materiais (telha de amianto, madeira, plástico e telha de barro) pode ser justificada pela menor disponibilidade deles no ambiente.…”

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Hábitos de Nidificação de Polistes canadensis (Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) em Área Urbana

2016

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Resumo. Visando compreender a ecologia de nidificação de Polistes canadensis (Linnaeus) em áreas urbanas, foram realizadas buscas ativas por colônias no Campus da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Foram encontradas 442 colônias em sete materiais como substrato para nidificação, sendo 98% em edificações humanas. Concreto e metal foram os substratos mais utilizados para nidificação das vespas, podendo ser justificado pela maior presença desses materiais no ambiente e ainda, pela retenção de calor que eles apresentam fornecendo condição favorável para o desenvolvimento das colônias. Nesting habits of Polistes canadensis (Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Urban Areas Abstract. Aiming to understand nesting ecology of Polistes canadensis (Linnaeus) in urban areas, were carried out active searches for colonies on the campus of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. We found 442 colonies in seven materials as substrate for nesting, 98% in human buildings. Concrete and metal were the most commonly used substrates by the wasps nidifying and this fact can be justified by the greater presence of these in the environment and also the heat retention they present providing favorable condition for the development of the colonies.

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Hábitos de Nidificação de Polistes canadensis (Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) em Área Urbana

2016

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“…V Nsengimana and W Dekoninck (Stanton et al 1999). They mainly depend on the axillary and terminal shoots of the host trees as source of food (Fernandes et al 2014). Their presence in regenerated forest might be associated with the availability of young axillary and terminal shoots of young tree species.…”

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Soil-litter ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) community response to reforested lands of Gishwati tropical montane forest, northern-western part of Rwanda

Nsengimana

Dekoninck

2021

J. Trop. Ecol.

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Recently, human activities have impacted biodiversity-rich forest in western Rwanda, creating a need to enhance restoration activities of degraded lands in the region. To evaluate the effects of reforestation activities on the community composition of soil-litter ants, research was conducted in Gishwati tropical montane forest, located in northern-western part of Rwanda. The ant fauna was studied in reforested lands dominated by regenerated native species and exotic tree species. Further, a primary forest made of native trees served as a reference. In each forest type, nine sampling points were used to sample ants. Ant specimens were collected using pitfalls, hand sampling and Winkler extractor. They were identified to subfamilies, genus and species levels using dichotomous keys, and also statistically analysed for species richness, diversity, evenness and community composition. We collected a total of 2,481 individuals from 5 subfamilies, 18 genera and 35 species. Higher abundance, diversity and species richness were found in soil-litter under natural primary and secondary forests dominated by regenerated native plant species compared to exotic tree forest. The ant community composition analysis indicated higher similarities in ant species sampled under primary native forest and secondary forest dominated by regenerated native species. Reforestation by regenerating native species may be given priority in restoration of degraded lands due to their importance in species richness and species diversity.

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“…Meanwhile, T. albipes can be found behind the moss and lichen that grows on stems and twigs. Ants of the genus Camponotus and Crematogaster also have diverse nesting habits from ground to canopy (Fernandes et al 2014;Ronque et al 2018;Bujan and Yanoviak 2022). Camponotus sp.3 nests were found in the curling leaves, whereas several large Crematogaster sp.1 nests were found on the main stem of the coffee plant.…”

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Ant communities and their trophobionts shape the incidence of pests and diseases in Indonesia’s coffee agroforestry system

MUHAMMAD,

RIZALI,

RAHARDJO

2024

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Muhammad FN, Rizali A, Rahardjo BT. 2024. Ant communities and their trophobionts shape the incidence of pests and diseases in Indonesia’s coffee agroforestry system. Biodiversitas 25: 1127-1134. Ants play various roles in a coffee agroecosystem, and their presence may impact biological control in coffee plantations. Despite the pantropical economic importance of coffee, most research is focused on the Americas. This study investigates how ant communities and their trophobionts shape the incidences of pests and diseases in the Indonesian shade coffee agroecosystem. Three 30 m x 30 m plots consisting of a total of 256 coffee plants were observed from January to March 2022. Ant communities and their trophobiont were observed using three methods: visual, tuna bait, and live bait. The ants found were classified into dominant and non-dominant based on their nesting behavior and dominance in the bait trap. Pest damage and disease intensity observation were also conducted three times. Generalized linear models were used to test the relationships between ant, hemipteran, coffee berry borer, twig borer damage and leaf rust disease intensity. Twenty-one species of ants were found, and five of them were categorized as dominant ants. Ants correlate coffee pest damage and disease intensity, their hemipteran trophobionts, or both. Dolichoderus thoracicus ant positively correlated with all trophobiont hemipteran and negatively correlated with twig borer damage. Technomyrmex albipes positively correlated with aphids but negatively with flatids. Meanwhile, Tetraponera sp.1 ant only positively correlated with flatids. In trophobiont hemipteran group, all except aphids positively correlated with coffee pests and disease. Scale insect Coccus viridis positively correlated with coffee leaf rust and twig borer infestation intensity, while flatid presence even positively correlated with all coffee plant pest and disease intensity. Indirectly, ants may reduce coffee pests and diseases through hemipteran suppression. The results suggest that the interaction of ants and their trophobiont hemipteran can act as a biological control agent for coffee pests and diseases.

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Variation in Nesting Behavior of the Arboreal AntCamponotus sericeiventris(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Cited by 8 publications

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Hábitos de Nidificação de Polistes canadensis (Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) em Área Urbana

Hábitos de Nidificação de Polistes canadensis (Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) em Área Urbana

Soil-litter ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) community response to reforested lands of Gishwati tropical montane forest, northern-western part of Rwanda

Ant communities and their trophobionts shape the incidence of pests and diseases in Indonesia’s coffee agroforestry system

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