1977/06/01 by Wendell L. Morrill · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Plant and animal studies #Insect and Pesticide Research #Biology #Trialeurodes #Foraging #Red imported fire ant #Lantana camara #Greenhouse #Host (biology) #Fire ant #Ecology #Hymenoptera #PEST analysis #Botany #Homoptera
paper · doi:10.1093/ee/6.3.416
openalex publication_date 1977/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Solenopsis invicta Buren workers retrieved greenhouse whiteflies [ Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood)], annelids, sowbugs, mites, springtails, and scale insects. An estimated 15,408 immature and 2588 adult T. vaporariorum /day were removed from Lantana camara plants by S. invicta . Mean rates of movement of ants on the foraging trail ranged 1.96–2.31 cm/sec., and speeds of host-carrying and non-host-carrying ants were not significantly different. Foraging activity was maintained 24 h/day.