Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Nests and Population of Crematogaster macaoensis Wheeler in Mutualistic Relationship

LI Ke-li; CHEN You-qing; LU Zhi-xing; ZHANG Wei; WANG Si-ming

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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Nests and Population of Crematogaster macaoensis Wheeler in Mutualistic Relationship

1.
Research Institute of Resources Insects, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, Yunnan, China
2.
School of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, Yunnan, China

Received Date: 2014-10-15

Abstract

Crematogaster macaoensis Wheeler and Kerria yunnanensis Ou et Hong form a mutualistic relationship in lac plantation. In order to explore the distribution patterns of ant nests and the spatiotemporal dynamics of ant populations, the numbers, coordinates and sizes of ant nests were investigated, and the numbers of ant nests and numbers of total workers in different months were recorded in lac plantations and controlled plantations from November 2009 to July 2010 in Yayi Town, Mojiang County, Yunnan Province. The results showed that both the numbers of ant nests and workers in lac plantation were higher than that in the controlled plantations. There were aggregated, random and over-dispersed patterns of nests in sampling sites. The frequency of random pattern in lac plantation was more than that in controlled plantation. The number of workers in lac adulthood was a little more than that in larval phase. These results suggested that the nest distribution patterns were changed, and the quantity of ant population was increased under mutualistic relationship. This research could provide a scientific reference to utilize Crematogaster macaoensis Wheeler for biological control of pests.
- Crematogaster macaoensis,
- distribution patterns,
- mutualism,
- ant nest,
- Kerria yunnanensis,
- population dynamics

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[2]	Cushman J H, Martinsen G D, Mazeroll A I. Density and size-dependent spacing of ant nests: evidence for intraspecific competition[J]. Oecologia, 1988, 77(4): 522-525.
[3]	Deslippe R J, Savolainen R. Mechanisms of competition in a guild of formicine ants[J]. Oikos, 1995, 72(1): 67-73.
[4]	Fernández-Escudero I, Tinaut A. Factors determining nest distribution in the high-mountain ant Proformica longiseta (Hymenoptera Formicidae)[J]. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 1999, 11(4): 325-338.
[5]	Herbers J M. Structure of an Australian ant community with comparisons to North American counterparts (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)[J]. Sociobiology, 1994, 24(3): 293-306.
[6]	Doncaster C P. The spatial distribution of ants' nests on Ramsey Island, South Wales[J]. The Journal of Animal Ecology, 1981, 50(1): 195-218.
[7]	Levings S C. Seasonal, annual, and among-site variation in the ground ant community of a deciduous tropical forest: some causes of patchy species distributions[J]. Ecological Monographs, 1983, 53(4): 435-455.
[8]	徐正会. 西双版纳自然保护区蚁科昆虫生物多样性研究[M]. 昆明: 云南科技出版社, 2002.
[9]	Stadler B, Dixon A F G. Ecology and evolution of aphid-ant interactions[J]. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 2005, 20(36): 345-372.
[10]	Styrsky J D, Eubanks M D. Ecological consequences of interactions between ants and honeydew-producing insects[J]. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2007, 274(1607): 151-164.
[11]	吴坚, 王常禄. 中国蚂蚁[M]. 北京: 中国林业出版社, 1995.
[12]	Peng R K, Christian K. The weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an effective biological control agent of the red-banded thrips, Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in mango crops in the Northern Territory of Australia[J]. International Journal of Pest Management, 2004, 50(2): 107-114.
[13]	Van Mele P, Vayssières J F, Van Tellingen E, et al. Effects of an African weaver ant, Oecophylla longinoda, in controlling mango fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Benin[J]. Journal of Economic Entomology, 2007, 100(3): 695-701.
[14]	Van Mele P. A historical review of research on the weaver ant Oecophylla in biological control[J]. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 2008, 10(1): 13-22.
[15]	王思铭, 陈又清, 卢志兴, 等. 紫胶园异质性栖境下的蚂蚁共存机制[J]. 应用生态学报, 2010, 21(10): 2684-2690.
[16]	王思铭, 陈又清, 卢志兴, 等. 粗纹举腹蚁垄断蜜露对紫胶生产的影响[J]. 应用生态学报, 2011, 22(1): 229-234.
[17]	王思铭, 陈又清, 卢志兴, 等. 云南紫胶虫与粗纹举腹蚁之间的互利关系[J]. 昆虫学报, 2013, 56(3): 286-292.
[18]	Chen Y, Wang S, Lu Z, et al. The effects of ant attendance on aggregation of the honeydew producing lac insect Kerria yunnanensis[J]. Tropical ecology, 2013, 54(3): 301-308.
[19]	王思铭, 陈又清, 李巧, 等. 蚂蚁光顾云南紫胶虫对其天敌紫胶黑虫种群的影响[J]. 昆虫知识, 2010 (4): 730-735.
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[21]	王思铭, 陈又清, 卢志兴, 等. 粗纹举腹蚁蚁巢解剖及其数学建模[J]. 应用昆虫学报, 2013, 50(5): 1405-1412.
[22]	卢志兴, 陈又清, 张威, 等. 蚂蚁—紫胶虫兼性互利关系对蚂蚁群落多样性的影响[J]. 生物多样性, 2013, 21(3): 343-351.
[23]	Clark P J, Evans F C. Distance to nearest neighbor as a measure of spatial relationships in populations[J]. Ecology, 1954, 35(4): 445-453.
[24]	Mitchell A. The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 2, Spatial Measurements and Statistics[M]. Redlands California: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc, 2005.
[25]	Jackson D. Competition in the tropics: ants on trees[J]. Antenna, 1984, 8: 19-22.
[26]	Jackson D A. Ant distribution patterns in a Cameroonian cocoa plantation: investigation of the ant mosaic hypothesis[J]. Oecologia, 1984, 62(3): 318-324.
[27]	Yanoviak S P, Kaspari M. Community structure and the habitat templet: ants in the tropical forest canopy and litter[J]. Oikos, 2000, 89(2): 259-266.
[28]	卢志兴, 陈又清, 李巧, 等. 云南紫胶虫种群数量对地表蚂蚁多样性的影响[J]. 生态学报, 2012, 32(19): 6195-6202.
[29]	Tanner C J, Keller L. Nest distribution varies with dispersal method and familiarity-mediated aggression for two sympatric ants[J]. Animal Behaviour, 2012, 84(5): 1151-1158.
[30]	Gils H V, Vanderwoude C. Leafcutter Ant (Atta sexdens) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Nest Distribution Responds to Canopy Removal and Changes in Micro-Climate in the Southern Colombian Amazon[J]. Florida Entomologist, 2012, 95(4): 914-921.
[31]	Traniello J F A, Levings S C. Intra and intercolony patterns of nest dispersion in the ant Lasius neoniger: correlations with territoriality and foraging ecology[J]. Oecologia, 1986, 69(3): 413-419.

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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Nests and Population of Crematogaster macaoensis Wheeler in Mutualistic Relationship

1. Research Institute of Resources Insects, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, Yunnan, China

2. School of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, Yunnan, China

Received Date: 2014-10-15

Abstract: Crematogaster macaoensis Wheeler and Kerria yunnanensis Ou et Hong form a mutualistic relationship in lac plantation. In order to explore the distribution patterns of ant nests and the spatiotemporal dynamics of ant populations, the numbers, coordinates and sizes of ant nests were investigated, and the numbers of ant nests and numbers of total workers in different months were recorded in lac plantations and controlled plantations from November 2009 to July 2010 in Yayi Town, Mojiang County, Yunnan Province. The results showed that both the numbers of ant nests and workers in lac plantation were higher than that in the controlled plantations. There were aggregated, random and over-dispersed patterns of nests in sampling sites. The frequency of random pattern in lac plantation was more than that in controlled plantation. The number of workers in lac adulthood was a little more than that in larval phase. These results suggested that the nest distribution patterns were changed, and the quantity of ant population was increased under mutualistic relationship. This research could provide a scientific reference to utilize Crematogaster macaoensis Wheeler for biological control of pests.

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[1]	Soares S M, Schoereder J H. Ant-nest distribution in a remnant of tropical rainforest in southeastern Brazil[J]. Insectes Sociaux, 2001, 48(3): 280-286.
[2]	Cushman J H, Martinsen G D, Mazeroll A I. Density and size-dependent spacing of ant nests: evidence for intraspecific competition[J]. Oecologia, 1988, 77(4): 522-525.
[3]	Deslippe R J, Savolainen R. Mechanisms of competition in a guild of formicine ants[J]. Oikos, 1995, 72(1): 67-73.
[4]	Fernández-Escudero I, Tinaut A. Factors determining nest distribution in the high-mountain ant Proformica longiseta (Hymenoptera Formicidae)[J]. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 1999, 11(4): 325-338.
[5]	Herbers J M. Structure of an Australian ant community with comparisons to North American counterparts (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)[J]. Sociobiology, 1994, 24(3): 293-306.
[6]	Doncaster C P. The spatial distribution of ants' nests on Ramsey Island, South Wales[J]. The Journal of Animal Ecology, 1981, 50(1): 195-218.
[7]	Levings S C. Seasonal, annual, and among-site variation in the ground ant community of a deciduous tropical forest: some causes of patchy species distributions[J]. Ecological Monographs, 1983, 53(4): 435-455.
[8]	徐正会. 西双版纳自然保护区蚁科昆虫生物多样性研究[M]. 昆明: 云南科技出版社, 2002.
[9]	Stadler B, Dixon A F G. Ecology and evolution of aphid-ant interactions[J]. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 2005, 20(36): 345-372.
[10]	Styrsky J D, Eubanks M D. Ecological consequences of interactions between ants and honeydew-producing insects[J]. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2007, 274(1607): 151-164.
[11]	吴坚, 王常禄. 中国蚂蚁[M]. 北京: 中国林业出版社, 1995.
[12]	Peng R K, Christian K. The weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an effective biological control agent of the red-banded thrips, Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in mango crops in the Northern Territory of Australia[J]. International Journal of Pest Management, 2004, 50(2): 107-114.
[13]	Van Mele P, Vayssières J F, Van Tellingen E, et al. Effects of an African weaver ant, Oecophylla longinoda, in controlling mango fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Benin[J]. Journal of Economic Entomology, 2007, 100(3): 695-701.
[14]	Van Mele P. A historical review of research on the weaver ant Oecophylla in biological control[J]. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 2008, 10(1): 13-22.
[15]	王思铭, 陈又清, 卢志兴, 等. 紫胶园异质性栖境下的蚂蚁共存机制[J]. 应用生态学报, 2010, 21(10): 2684-2690.
[16]	王思铭, 陈又清, 卢志兴, 等. 粗纹举腹蚁垄断蜜露对紫胶生产的影响[J]. 应用生态学报, 2011, 22(1): 229-234.
[17]	王思铭, 陈又清, 卢志兴, 等. 云南紫胶虫与粗纹举腹蚁之间的互利关系[J]. 昆虫学报, 2013, 56(3): 286-292.
[18]	Chen Y, Wang S, Lu Z, et al. The effects of ant attendance on aggregation of the honeydew producing lac insect Kerria yunnanensis[J]. Tropical ecology, 2013, 54(3): 301-308.
[19]	王思铭, 陈又清, 李巧, 等. 蚂蚁光顾云南紫胶虫对其天敌紫胶黑虫种群的影响[J]. 昆虫知识, 2010 (4): 730-735.
[20]	Hölldobler B. The Ants[M]. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1990.
[21]	王思铭, 陈又清, 卢志兴, 等. 粗纹举腹蚁蚁巢解剖及其数学建模[J]. 应用昆虫学报, 2013, 50(5): 1405-1412.
[22]	卢志兴, 陈又清, 张威, 等. 蚂蚁—紫胶虫兼性互利关系对蚂蚁群落多样性的影响[J]. 生物多样性, 2013, 21(3): 343-351.
[23]	Clark P J, Evans F C. Distance to nearest neighbor as a measure of spatial relationships in populations[J]. Ecology, 1954, 35(4): 445-453.
[24]	Mitchell A. The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 2, Spatial Measurements and Statistics[M]. Redlands California: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc, 2005.
[25]	Jackson D. Competition in the tropics: ants on trees[J]. Antenna, 1984, 8: 19-22.
[26]	Jackson D A. Ant distribution patterns in a Cameroonian cocoa plantation: investigation of the ant mosaic hypothesis[J]. Oecologia, 1984, 62(3): 318-324.
[27]	Yanoviak S P, Kaspari M. Community structure and the habitat templet: ants in the tropical forest canopy and litter[J]. Oikos, 2000, 89(2): 259-266.
[28]	卢志兴, 陈又清, 李巧, 等. 云南紫胶虫种群数量对地表蚂蚁多样性的影响[J]. 生态学报, 2012, 32(19): 6195-6202.
[29]	Tanner C J, Keller L. Nest distribution varies with dispersal method and familiarity-mediated aggression for two sympatric ants[J]. Animal Behaviour, 2012, 84(5): 1151-1158.
[30]	Gils H V, Vanderwoude C. Leafcutter Ant (Atta sexdens) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Nest Distribution Responds to Canopy Removal and Changes in Micro-Climate in the Southern Colombian Amazon[J]. Florida Entomologist, 2012, 95(4): 914-921.
[31]	Traniello J F A, Levings S C. Intra and intercolony patterns of nest dispersion in the ant Lasius neoniger: correlations with territoriality and foraging ecology[J]. Oecologia, 1986, 69(3): 413-419.

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