Ein Mittel gegen Crazy Ants?

Mit einem Pathogen, einem Erreger aus der Gruppe der Microsporidia hat man eine Möglichkeit zur biologischen Bekämpfung der „Tawny Crazy Ant“ Nylanderia fulva gefunden.
Tawny crazy ants, an environmentally damaging invasive pest in several countries globally, are spreading in North America. Examining 15 local populations spanning 9 y, we document both the collapse of local populations
of this ant in North America and a strong association of collapse with infection by the microsporidian pathogen, Myrmecomorba nylanderiae.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03 ... for-texas/
Fungus foils invading hordes of crazy ants, and that’s great for Texas Fungal infections spread rapidly through crazy ant populations, wiped out 62% entirely.
Mit Bildern
Originalartikel: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2114558119 Pathogen-mediated natural and manipulated population collapse in an invasive social insect.
Edward G. LeBrun, Melissa Jones, Robert M. Plowes and Lawrence E. Gilbert, März 2022.
(Leider nur Abstract; kompletter Artikel nur gegen Bezahlung).
MfG,
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Tawny crazy ants, an environmentally damaging invasive pest in several countries globally, are spreading in North America. Examining 15 local populations spanning 9 y, we document both the collapse of local populations
of this ant in North America and a strong association of collapse with infection by the microsporidian pathogen, Myrmecomorba nylanderiae.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03 ... for-texas/
Fungus foils invading hordes of crazy ants, and that’s great for Texas Fungal infections spread rapidly through crazy ant populations, wiped out 62% entirely.
Mit Bildern
Originalartikel: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2114558119 Pathogen-mediated natural and manipulated population collapse in an invasive social insect.
Edward G. LeBrun, Melissa Jones, Robert M. Plowes and Lawrence E. Gilbert, März 2022.
(Leider nur Abstract; kompletter Artikel nur gegen Bezahlung).
MfG,
Merkur