Pupae Transplantation to Boost Early Colony Growth in the Weaver Ant Oecophylla longinoda Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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 desirable. Early colony development...

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Main Authors: Issa Ouagoussounon, Antonio Sinzogan, Joachim Offenberg, Appolinaire Adandonon, Jean-François Vayssières, Dansou Kossou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013-12-01
Series:Sociobiology
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/183
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