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Tb199: Ant–Homopteran Relationships: Relevance To An Ant Invasion In Maine, Katherine E. Mcphee, Eleanor Groden, Francis A. Drummond
Tb199: Ant–Homopteran Relationships: Relevance To An Ant Invasion In Maine, Katherine E. Mcphee, Eleanor Groden, Francis A. Drummond
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The richness and diversity of native ant species on Mt. Desert Island, Maine, have been reduced in areas infested with Myrica rubra (European red ant). In general, the success of invasive ant species has been attributed to interference and exploitative competition coupled with the ants’ opportunistic diets. In field experiments on Mount Desert Island, Maine, M. rubra discovered and recruited to baits faster than native ants. This study also showed that M. rubra displaced most native ant species from food resources (Garnas 2005). This, together with M. rubra’s aggressive defense of invaded territories, has led to fewer native ants in …