Prey capture and food scavenging activities of Oecophylla longinoda were monitored through regular weekly samplings during two consecutive years (2009–2010) in a large mango orchard of the Borgou Department of Benin, West Africa, a main mango production area located in the Sudan agro-ecological z...
Vayssières, Jean-François
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Ouagoussounon, I.
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Adandonon, A.
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Sinzogan, A.A.C.
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Korie, S.
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Todjihounde, R.
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Alassane, S.
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Wargui, R.B.
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Anato, F.M.
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Goergen, Georg E.
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[Seasonal pattern in food gathering of the weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in mango orchards in Benin]
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Seasonal pattern in food gathering of the weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in mango orchards in Benin
Weaver ants (Oecophylla longinoda Latreille) are used commercially to control pest insects
and for protein production. In this respect fast colony growth is desirable for managed
colonies. Transplantation of non-nestmate pupae to incipient colonies has been shown to
boost colony growth. Our objec...
Ouagoussounon, I.
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Offenberg, J.
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Sinzogan, A.A.C.
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Adandonon, A.
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Kossou, D.
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Vayssières, Jean-François
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[Founding weaver ant queens (Oecophylla longinoda) increase production and nanitic worker size when adopting nonnestmate pupae]
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Founding weaver ant queens (Oecophylla longinoda) increase production and nanitic worker size when adopting nonnestmate pupae
Oecophylla ants are currently used for biological control in fruit plantations in Australia, Asia and Africa and for protein production in Asia. To further improve the technology and implement it on a large scale, effective and fast production of live colonies is de¬sirable. Early colony developm...
Ouagoussounon, I.
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Sinzogan, A.A.C.
,
Offenberg, J.
,
Adandonon, A.
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Vayssières, Jean-François
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Kossou, D.
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[Pupae transplantation to boost early colony growth in the weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)]
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Pupae transplantation to boost early colony growth in the weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)