Trailing behavior of Caribbean crazy ants (<i>Paratrechina pubens</i>) and big-headed ants (<i>Pheidole megacephala</i>)

Monday, November 17, 2008: 9:59 AM

Room D6, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)

Ricardo Vazquez , Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Philip G. Koehler , Entomology & Nematologoy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Roberto M. Pereira , Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

In Florida, we have two very invasive tramp ant species emerging as a problem, the African big-headed ant, Pheidole megacephala, and the Caribbean crazy ant, Paratrechina pubens. There is very little known about the biology of both of these ant species and how foraging behavior influence their development into super colonies. We hypothesize that food needs, trail pheromone, and biological characteristics vary for multiple queen colonies of the African big-headed ant and Caribbean crazy ant.

doi: 10.1603/ICE.2016.37578

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