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Paratrechina bourbonica
(Formicidae)

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Species description or overview

Crazy ants: Paratrechina longicornis and Paratrechina bourbonica
Images, description, and biology of crazy ants are presented in this University of Florida page.

Those pesky tramp ants (Pest Control Technology Online)
Polygyny, monomorphism, and colony dispersal by budding and fission allow tramp ant species to succesfully invade new territories. These and other characteristics that benefit tramp ants are discussed in this article.

Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel) overview from Landcare Research (New Zealand)
This overview of Paratrechina bourbonica includes classification, synonyms, distribution, biology, and pest status from the Landcare Research of Biosecurity New Zealand.

Identification

Key to ant species in Hawaii
13 physical characteristics are the basis of this computer-assisted key for identifying the 48 species of ants in Hawaii.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Paratrechina bourbonica
Nomenclatural information about Paratrechina bourbonica is provided by ITIS.

Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886) taxonomy from ITIS
ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, lists taxonomic data for Paratrechina bourbonica and allows searches of other databases.

Impacts

Miami blue butterfly larvae and ants
Tapinoma melanocephalum, Paratrechina longicornis and P. bourbonica tend larvae of an endangered Florida butterfly in a facultative symbiosis.

Control methods

Review of the efficacy of baits used for ant control and eradication
Ant species have varying responses to toxins and baits used for their control. This extensive review of published reports is a preamble to the development of recommendations for New Zealand.

Discussion forums

Pacific Ant Group e-mail list (PAG-L@HAWAII.EDU)
The Pacific Ant Group discussion forum facilitates communication toward preventing establishment of Red Imported fire ant and other invasive ants on Pacific islands.

Images

Paratrechina bourbonica on AntWeb
This AntWeb site allows comparisons of close-up images of individuals within the species Paratrechina bourbonica.

Distribution

Nonindigenous ants associated with geothermal and human disturbance in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (abstract)
Ants were common in areas disturbed by geothermal or human activity in HawaiiVolcanoes National Park, but rare in undisturbed forest. Warmth generated by geothermal activity extended the range of some lowland ant species (Pacific Science, 1998).

A survey of urban pest ants in the Florida peninsula (Florida Entomologist, 1995) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Eight species of ants were identified as key pests in Florida. The most common were Solenopsis invicta (14%), Tapinoma melanocephalum (14%), Paratrechina longicornis (14%), Camponotus abdominalis floridanus (12%), Monomorium pharaonis (11%), Camponotus tortuganus (8%), Pheidole megacephala (7%), and Paratrechina bourbonica (4%).

Checklist of the ants of Fiji (Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, 2006). View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This checklist of the ants of Fiji includes 138 currently valid species and subspecies: 91 Fijian endemics, 22 wide-ranging Pacific natives, and 25 exotics.

Rapid assessment of the invertebrate fauna of the Kona Forest Unit of Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Four species of ants were collected from the Hakalau Refuge: Cardiocondyla wroughtoni, Paratrechina bourbonica, Solenopsis papuana, and Tetramorium bicarinatum.

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