Argentine and other ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand horticultural ecosystems: distribution, hemipteran hosts, and review
Argentine and other ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand horticultural ecosystems: distribution, hemipteran hosts, and review
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新西兰园艺生态系统中的阿根廷和其他蚂蚁（膜翅目：蚁科）：分布、半翅目宿主和回顾
DOI：
10.1080/00779962.2003.9722112
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发表时间：
2003
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0.3
通讯作者：
S. Hartley
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作者：
P. J. Lester;Chris W. Baring;C. G. Longson;S. Hartley
大约有30种外来蚂蚁被引入新西兰，包括阿根廷蚂蚁Linepithema humile （Mayr）。众所周知，这些蚂蚁中的许多物种通过照料半足类昆虫而影响全世界的园艺。这些蚂蚁可以保护这些半翅目昆虫免受天敌的侵害，从而导致更高的害虫密度和潜在的经济损失。在这项工作中，我们的目的是调查与北岛各种园艺作物相关的蚂蚁种类。我们的重点是L. humile，但我们也收集了其他蚂蚁和相关的半足类物种。在我们调查的18种常见的园艺作物中，有15种和许多其他植物上都发现了矮腰线霉属植物。对15种半足类昆虫进行了观察。以前曾观察到Linepithema humile照料一些海外的半翅类昆虫，如黑色鳞片的saistiaoleae （Olivier）。本文报道的其他观察到的L. humile-hemipteran-plant关联，如在李树上的spiaecola Patch。在园艺作物上还发现了另外11种蚂蚁。双翅虫是一种常见的半翅类昆虫，寄生在苹果、柑橘和柽柳上。其他常见的蚂蚁有Tetramorium grassii Emery、Monomorium antarcticum （Smith）、Pheidole rugosula Forel和Ph. vigilans （Smith）。另一种外来蚂蚁，Ph. megacephala (Fab.)，尽管在新西兰已有50多年的历史，但只在奥克兰取样。因此，这些入侵蚂蚁中的许多似乎对园艺作物没有威胁，尽管矮蚁似乎可能是多种作物的重要经济害虫。
Approximately 30 exotic ant species have been introduced into New Zealand, including the Argentine ant Linepithema humile (Mayr). Many of these ant species are known to affect horticulture worldwide by tending hemipteran insects. These ants may protect these hemiptera from their natural enemies, resulting in higher pest densities and potential economic loss. Our aim in this work was to survey the ant species associated with the various horticultural crops in the North Island. Our focus was on L. humile, but we also collected other ants and associated hemipteran species. Linepithema humile appeared to be an opportunistic species and was found on fifteen of eighteen common horticultural crops that we surveyed, as well as on a variety of other plants. It was observed tending 15 different species of hemipteran insects. Linepithema humile has been previously observed tending some of these hemipteran insects overseas, such as the black scale Saissetia oleae (Olivier). Other observed L. humile-hemipteran-plant associations reported here have not previously been recorded, such as with the spirea aphid Aphis spiraecola Patch on plum trees. Eleven other species of ants were found on horticultural crops. Paratrechina vaga (Forel) was common and also tended hemipteran insects on apple, citrus, and tamarillo. Other common ants were Tetramorium grassii Emery, Monomorium antarcticum (Smith), Pheidole rugosula Forel and Ph. vigilans (Smith). Another adventive ant, Ph. megacephala (Fab.), was only sampled in Auckland despite having been in New Zealand for over 50 years. Many of these invasive ants thus do not appear threatening to horticultural crops, though L. humile appears likely to be a significant economic pest for a variety of crops.