Colony dispersion and nesting habits of the ants, Dolichoderus thoracicus and Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in relation to their success as biological control agents on cocoa

In mixed cocoa-coconut palm plantations in Malaysia the palm spadices provide large, stable nesting sites for Dolichoderus thoracicus (Smith) in contrast to impermanent sites on cocoa and on the ground. D. thoracicus and the arboreal leaf-nesting Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius) both benefit from t...

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Main Authors: Way, M. J., Khoo, K. C.
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press 1991
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/111938/
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485300033629
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