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Creator K. Vanitha, P. S. Bhat, T. N. Raviprasad & K. K. Srikumar
 
Subject Cashew Ant species Diversity Foraging Monsoon Nest
 
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In cashew plantations of south west Karnataka,
India, foraging activity of 49 ants species belonging to 24
genera and 7 subfamilies were recorded. The study found that
ants visited cashew trees regularly throughout the year. Myrmicinae
ants were most dominant comprising 22 species followed
by Formicinae with 13 species while, among Aenictinae
and Dorylinae, only single species was found. Species richness
was high in old cashew plantations recording 89.8 % of total
species, while medium and young plantations recorded only
46.9 and 24.5 %. Dominance of different ant species was
noticed on cashew canopy, trunk and soil in different aged
cashew plantations. Old cashew plantations were characterized
by Oecophylla smaragdina, followed by Anoplolepis gracillipes,
while, Camponotus compressus and C. sericeus were
dominant in young and medium aged plantations. Pit fall trap
collection consisted mostly of Odontomachus haematodus,
Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus, Technomyrmex albipes, Myrmicaria
brunnea, Diacamma sp., C. compressus and C. sericeus.
During flowering and fruiting period of cashew, foraging
of up to 10 ant species was seen on the same tree at a time.
Activities of most ant species were predominant during winter
and summerwhich coincideswith flowering and fruiting period
of cashew (December–May), while during heavy down pour of
south west monsoon, activities of only 10 species were seen. A
significant positive correlation was found between number of
ant species andmaximum air temperature (0.842) and also with
afternoon soil temperature (0.925).
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Date 2019-10-11T08:20:47Z
2019-10-11T08:20:47Z
2017-06-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/23249
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Springer