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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Tapinoma sessile"”.
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Interactions Between the Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile) and RNA Viruses: a Multi-Faceted Approach
The odorous house ant, Tapinoma sessile, is a widespread, common pest in North American residential areas, yet the understanding of how viral pathogens shape its behavior, management, and interactions with other insects remains limited. Over the course of my thesis, I characterized four novel …
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Foraging Activity and Food Preferences of the Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile Say) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
… and food preferences of odorous house ants (Tapinoma sessile (SAY)) were investigated in both the field and laboratory. Foraging activity was examined in the field from April to September 2001 by attracting T. sessile to feeding stations containing a 20% sucrose solution. Ant foraging …
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Surveying house-infesting ants after 87 years: species identity and economic impact in central Illinois
… in houses and the four most common were Tapinoma sessile (Say), Lasius alienus (Förster), Camponotus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer) and Solenopsis molesta (Say). In contrast, I found 9 species infesting houses in 2012-13 and the 4 most common were Tapinoma sessile(Say), Tetramorium caespitum …
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Prevalence and impacts of ants colonizing active bird nests in Illinois
… ants in nests, and for three of these species (Tapinoma sessile, Temnothorax curvispinosus, and Crematogaster cerasi) there was evidence that at least part of their colonies inhabited the nest. Tapioma sessile was the most common species and maintained the largest colonies in nest material. I …
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The individual and collective behavior of social organisms across environments
… (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and odorous house ants (Tapinoma sessile). Both of these species are group-living, exhibit considerable variation in behavior at both the individual and collective level, and have significant population level divergence that is associated with environmental differences. …