INVESTIGADORES
CALCATERRA Luis Alberto
artículos
Título:
OBSERVATIONS ON THE SEXUAL CASTES OF THE FIRE ANT PARASITE
Autor/es:
LUIS A. CALCATERRA, JUAN A. BRIANO, DAVID F. WILLIAMS, AND DAVID H. OI
Revista:
FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST
Editorial:
FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGICAL SOC
Referencias:
Lugar: FLORIDA, EE.UU.; Año: 2001 vol. 84 p. 446 - 448
ISSN:
0015-4040
Resumen:
When weather conditions were favorable, most females of S. daguerrei flew out of their host colonies. The large majority, 76 to 84%, were mated, and 62.3% lost their wings after the flights. Some females remained in their host colonies, 40% of which were inseminated. None of the females remaining in the colony lost their wings. Attempts to initiate parasitism were unsuccessful; however, those parasite queens yoked to host queens survived longer than those that did not.S. daguerrei flew out of their host colonies. The large majority, 76 to 84%, were mated, and 62.3% lost their wings after the flights. Some females remained in their host colonies, 40% of which were inseminated. None of the females remaining in the colony lost their wings. Attempts to initiate parasitism were unsuccessful; however, those parasite queens yoked to host queens survived longer than those that did not.
