@article{roulston_buczkowski_silverman_2003, title={Nestmate discrimination in ants: effect of bioassay on aggressive behavior}, volume={50}, ISSN={["1420-9098"]}, DOI={10.1007/s00040-003-0624-1}, number={2}, journal={INSECTES SOCIAUX}, author={Roulston, TH and Buczkowski, G and Silverman, J}, year={2003}, pages={151–159} } @article{silverman_roulston_2003, title={Retrieval of granular bait by the Argentine ant (Hymenoptera : Formicidae): Effect of clumped versus scattered dispersion patterns}, volume={96}, ISSN={["1938-291X"]}, DOI={10.1603/0022-0493-96.3.871}, abstractNote={Abstract Argentine ants, Linepithema humile (Mayr), use mass recruitment foraging, with clumped prey items being retrieved more efficiently than dispersed prey. However, in prior field experiments, granular baits, whether dispensed in containers or broadly scattered, had a similar impact on Argentine ant populations. In laboratory experiments, granular insecticide bait was encountered faster by Argentine ant workers and more granules were initially returned to the colony when the granules were scattered versus clumped. After 2 h, granules from both dispersion patterns were retrieved equally. Our results suggest that Argentine ant colonies adjust their foraging patterns to resources of different quality (prey versus bait). Also, foraging activity patterns for bait in the laboratory are consistent with prior field results demonstrating no efficacy advantages to discrete granular bait placements.}, number={3}, journal={JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY}, author={Silverman, J and Roulston, TH}, year={2003}, month={Jun}, pages={871–874} } @article{roulston_silverman_2002, title={The effect of food size and dispersion pattern on retrieval rate by the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera : formicidae)}, volume={15}, ISSN={["1572-8889"]}, DOI={10.1023/A:1020791705673}, number={5}, journal={JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR}, author={Roulston, TH and Silverman, J}, year={2002}, month={Sep}, pages={633–648} } @article{silverman_roulston_2001, title={Acceptance and intake of gel and liquid sucrose compositions by the argentine ant (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)}, volume={94}, ISSN={["1938-291X"]}, DOI={10.1603/0022-0493-94.2.511}, abstractNote={Abstract Liquids and gels are common delivery forms used in commercial ant baits, but the relative effectiveness of each is unknown. We compared the feeding responses of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr), to liquid and gel compositions of sucrose. In choice assays, more workers were counted on gel than liquid; however, substantially more liquid was consumed. Because workers could stand on the gel, more workers could feed simultaneously on the gel. The feeding bouts of individual workers, however, were much less efficient at extracting sucrose in gel form. Workers fed eightfold longer on the gel, yet removed fivefold less sucrose than workers feeding on liquid. This potential bias should be considered during attraction and palatability studies that use physically different bait compositions. When the toxicant fipronil was added to the compositions, a greater proportion of the colony died after workers had fed on liquid than gel baits. This finding suggests that liquid formulations may provide more effective control of Argentine ants due to the greater speed and abundance in which it is ingested.}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY}, author={Silverman, J and Roulston, TH}, year={2001}, month={Apr}, pages={511–515} } @article{roulston_buchmann_2000, title={A phylogenetic reconsideration of the pollen starch-pollination correlation}, volume={2}, number={5}, journal={Evolutionary Ecology Research}, author={Roulston, T. H. and Buchmann, S. L.}, year={2000}, pages={627–643} } @misc{roulston_cane_2000, title={Pollen nutritional content and digestibility for animals}, volume={222}, ISSN={["1615-6110"]}, DOI={10.1007/BF00984102}, number={1-4}, journal={PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION}, author={Roulston, TH and Cane, JH}, year={2000}, pages={187–209} }