Location and external characteristics of the Oecophylla smaragdina queen nest

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• 作者：J. Van Itterbeeck ; N. Sivongxay ; B. Praxaysombath ; A. van Huis
• 关键词：Weaver ants ; Edible insects ; Entomophagy ; Biological control
• 刊名：Insectes Sociaux
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：August 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：62
• 期：3
• 页码：351-356
• 全文大小：573 KB
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• 作者单位：J. Van Itterbeeck (1)
  N. Sivongxay (2)
  B. Praxaysombath (2)
  A. van Huis (1)
  
  1. Laboratory of Entomology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
  2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, National University of Laos, Ban Dongdok, PO Box 7322, Vientiane, Lao People鈥檚 Democratic Republic
  
• 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
• 刊物主题：Life Sciences
  Zoology
  
• 出版者：Birkh盲user Basel
• ISSN：1420-9098

文摘

The Asian weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina is of importance to Southeast Asian livelihoods as a source of human food and animal feed and as biological control agent in tree crops including mango and citrus. The introduction of weaver ants in plantations requires the inclusion of the reproductive queen. We report on locating the gravid queen in a mature O. smaragdina colony in Laos. The queen tree could be identified by considering tree height and number of nests in the tree: no tree was taller and housed more nests than the queen tree. The queen nest was a small nest, located near the tree top and near the trunk, and with more workers patrolling its exterior than at other small nests in the queen tree. The queen nest can be highly inconspicuous in dense tree crowns. Queen nest identification was ascertained by tapping and shaking nests, supporting branches, or entire trees, which elicits queen evacuation with retinue.