Search Rate and Functional Response of a Eusocial Insect (Oecophylla longinoda) in a Tanzanian Mango Orchard
Joint Authors
Fast, Thora Samsø
Axelsen, Jørgen Aagaard
Lynegaard, Gina Kier
Mwatawala, Maulid
Offenberg, Joachim
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Weaver ants, Oecophylla spp., are famous for being efficient biological control agents as they prey on a variety of insects, and they are capable of suppressing a large number of pest species.
Here, the search rate and functional response of Oecophylla longinoda were investigated in a Tanzanian mango orchard using feeding experiments.
This was done by following the removal of prey, which constituted the foundation for estimating the search rate by aid of the Nicholson-Bailey and Lotka-Volterra models.
The overall mean search rate was 3.2 × 10 - 4 and 1.7 × 10 - 4 over 30 minutes, when calculating the search rate using the Nicholson-Bailey equation and the Lotka-Volterra equation (modified Holling equation), respectively.
The functional response investigations showed a linear relationship between removed prey and available prey, suggesting type I functional response or, alternatively, the initial phase of type II functional response.
The results presented here are probably the first attempt to identify the functional response type of a colony of living predatory eusocial insects.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fast, Thora Samsø& Axelsen, Jørgen Aagaard& Lynegaard, Gina Kier& Mwatawala, Maulid& Offenberg, Joachim. 2015. Search Rate and Functional Response of a Eusocial Insect (Oecophylla longinoda) in a Tanzanian Mango Orchard. Psyche،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075987
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fast, Thora Samsø…[et al.]. Search Rate and Functional Response of a Eusocial Insect (Oecophylla longinoda) in a Tanzanian Mango Orchard. Psyche No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075987
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fast, Thora Samsø& Axelsen, Jørgen Aagaard& Lynegaard, Gina Kier& Mwatawala, Maulid& Offenberg, Joachim. Search Rate and Functional Response of a Eusocial Insect (Oecophylla longinoda) in a Tanzanian Mango Orchard. Psyche. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075987
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075987