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Related invasive species

  • Tapinoma melanocephalum
Has Cabi datasheet ID
54310
Detection


One of the best methods for detecting invasive ants including T. melanocephalum is via baits. They appear to especially like sugary food. Clark et al. (1982) found that T. melanocephalum was frequently the only ant present on sugar water baits, but also the species most often replaced, suggesting a rapid utilization foraging strategy. Foragers locate and recruit to food quickly (Clark et al., 1982;Lee, 2002). However, they are also often displaced when dominant ants discover food resources (Clark et al., 1982), so observations may need to be made of species dynamics at baits.
The Pacific Invasive Ant Key (PIAKey) manual Pacific Invasive Ants Taxonomy Workshop Manual can both be used in identifying invasive ants in the Pacific region.

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