Technomyrmex albipes
(Formicidae)
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Technomyrmex albipes
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A message from Dr. David Duffy, Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (PCSU), University of Hawaii (posted 05 November 2012): Because of a lack of funds, HEAR (www.hear.org) may close as soon as December 15, although there may be enough funds to extend it until February 15. This will mean several things. The web site will be placed on a new server although it is not clear who will pay for the server or for transitioning the site. HEAR data will not be updated. The Pacific Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) (http://www.hear.org/pier/abtproj.htm) site will also become frozen, as will numerous books, reports and papers (http://www.hear.org/). As software evolves we will likely lose the ability to access the data. The various list servers will need new owners, otherwise moderated lists will cease to function altogether, while other lists will not be able to add or delete members. The photo collection (http://www.hear.org/starr/images/?o=plants) will remain accessible, but only through a third party site that will charge for access. I should point out that we have already lost the original homes of both the Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) and Pacific Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) although they have found temporary refuges. Together with HEAR, they represent the corporate memory both here in Hawaii and across the Pacific of efforts to sustain our natural ecosystems and agriculture against problems caused by species alien to the islands. HEAR also serves as the glue that holds the community together, providing information and facilitating communication. I just hope hindsight is kind to this decision.
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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.
Technomyrmex albipes overview from the Crop Knowledge Master
Biology, behavior, and management of Technomyrmex albipes are covered in this overview from the University of Hawaii.
Technomyrmex albipes description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Technomyrmex albipes as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Technomyrmex albipes overview from ISSG
The ecology, distribution, habitat, and management of Technomyrmex albipes are presented in this Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) site.
Technomyrmex albipes (Smith, 1861) taxonomy from ITIS
ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, lists taxonomic data for Technomyrmex albipes and allows searches of other databases.
The fitness consequences of bearing domatia and having the right ant partner: experiments with protective and non-protective ants in a semi-myrmecophyte.
Technomyrmex albipes was the only ant to provide efficient anti-herbivore protection to the leaves of its host tree, due to its greater patrolling density and consequent shorter lag time in attacking the herbivorous larvae.
Technomyrmex albipes images and description from JAnt
Images of Technomyrmex albipes, its description and distribution in Japan are on this Japanese Ant Database page.
Technomyrmex albipes images from AntWeb
This AntWeb site allows comparisons of close-up images of individuals within the species Technomyrmex albipes.
Ants in Hawaii images
Images of many ant species found in Hawaii are on this page of photos taken by Neil Reimer, Hawaii State Department of Agriculture.
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review
and draft regional strategy (2000) 
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.
Ants of Tonga (abstract)
Tonga has 53 species of ants, based on this review of published and new records (Pacific Science, 2002).
New arthropod records from Kahoolawe (Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, 2004)
New island records of a variety of arthropods collected on Kahoolawe are reported here.
Technomyrmex albipes worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Technomyrmex albipes is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Bait preferences and toxicity of insecticides to white-footed ants Technomyrmex albipes (MS thesis)
The efficacy of numerous toxic baits for controlling white-footed ants is reported in this MS thesis from the University of Florida (J. Warner, 2003).
Baits, residual insecticides, and an ultrasonic device for control of white-footed ants, Technomyrmex albipes
Certain baits were highly effective against Technomyrmex albipes, whereas other methods of control, including the ultasonic device, were unsatisfactory (Sociobiology, 2005).
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.
Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.
The role of opportunity in the unintentional introduction of nonnative ants (Proceedings National Academy of Science)
The authors study ant species unintentionally transported into the US and relate opportunity and species-level ecological attributes to the probability of establishment.
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