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INTERFERENCE BETWEEN NEST POPULATIONS OF FORMICA OBSCURIPES AND DOLICHODERUS TASCHENBERGI (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

G. A. Bradley
G. A. Bradley
Affiliation:
Canadian Forestry Service, Department of the Environment, Ottawa
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Abstract

Interference between Formica obscuripes Forel and Dolichoderus taschenbergi (Mayr) colonies was observed in the laboratory and in the field. D. taschenbergi was by far the stronger competitor in the laboratory test, but only slightly superior to F. obscuripes in the field. It was concluded that colonies of F. obscuripes and D. taschenbergi transplanted to areas requiring ant protection would not be rendered ineffective by the presence of previously established colonies of either species.

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Articles
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 105 , Issue 12 , December 1973 , pp. 1525 - 1528
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1973

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References

Bradley, G. A. and Hinks, J. D.. 1968. Ants, aphids, and jack pine in Manitoba. Can. Ent. 100: 40–50.CrossRefGoogle Scholar