Honeydew intake of the weaver ant Polyrhachis simplex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) attending the aphid Chaitophorous populialbae (Homoptera: Aphididae)

A. A. Degen; M. Gersani; Y. Avivi; N. Weisbrot

doi:10.1007/BF02224599

Honeydew intake of the weaver ant Polyrhachis simplex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) attending the aphid Chaitophorous populialbae (Homoptera: Aphididae)

A. A. Degen, M. Gersani, Y. Avivi, N. Weisbrot

The French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands

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The weaver ant, Polyrhachis simplex, inhabits areas characterized by high ambient temperatures, year round open water and Homoptera-hosting plants. Its main food source is "honeydew" excreted by four homoptera species. We estimated the daily energy expenditure of P. simplex and measured its energy intake of honeydew when it attended the aphid Chaitophorous populialbae. Daily energy expenditure was estimated as 1.85 to 2.58 J/day and energy intake was calculated as 8.18 to 24.54 J/day, i.e. 4.4 to 9.4 times its energy requirements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-215
Number of pages	5
Journal	Insectes Sociaux
Volume	33
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02224599
State	Published - 1 Jun 1986

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