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Structure-Invading Pest Ants in Healthcare Facilities in Singapore

2014; UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE FEIRA DE SANTANA; Volume: 59; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.13102/sociobiology.v59i1.681

ISSN

2447-8067

Autores

Lai-Sum Man, Chow‐Yang Lee,

Tópico(s)

Insect and Pesticide Research

Resumo

A survey of structure-invading pest ants was conducted at 17 healthcare facilities (HFs) in Singapore using the index card method. A total of 18 species (Anoplolepis gracilipes (Fr. Smith), Meranoplus sp., Monomorium destructor ( Jerdon), Monomorium floricola ( Jerdon), Monomorium pharaonis (L.), Monomorium sp., Odontomachus sp., Oecophylla smaragdina (F.), Pachycondyla sp., Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel), Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), Paratrechina pubens (Forel), Pheidole megacephala (F.), Pheidole parva (Mayr), Pheidole sp., Tapinoma indicum (Forel), Tapinoma melanocephalum (F.) andTetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander)) were trapped. Of these, the most common species were P. parva (25.9%), P. megacephala (25.2%), P. longicornis (14.1%), M. pharaonis (9.6%), and T. indicum (8.1%). Most of these ant species were found in and around the premises.

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