Robert John Brightwell

Works (7)

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2011 journal article

The Argentine Ant Persists Through Unfavorable Winters Via a Mutualism Facilitated By a Native Tree

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 40(5), 1019–1026.

By: R. Brightwell n & J. Silverman n

author keywords: ants; habitat modification; invasive species; microclimate; niche expansion
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants; Feeding Behavior; Hot Temperature; North Carolina; Pinus taeda; Seasons; Sucrose; Symbiosis
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Combined Effect of Hemipteran Control and Liquid Bait on Argentine Ant Populations

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 103(5), 1790–1796.

By: R. Brightwell n, S. Bambara n & J. Silverman n

author keywords: Coccidae; Linepithema humile; Mesolecanium nigrofasciatum; pest management; red maple
MeSH headings : Acer / parasitology; Animals; Ants / physiology; Argentina; Hemiptera / drug effects; Hemiptera / physiology; Insect Control / methods; Mineral Oil / toxicity; Oils / pharmacology; Phloem / parasitology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Invasive Argentine ants reduce fitness of red maple via a mutualism with an endemic coccid

BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 12(7), 2051–2057.

By: R. Brightwell n & J. Silverman n

author keywords: Coccidae; Host fitness; Invasion; Linepithema humile; Mesolecanium nigrofasciatum; Mutualism
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Northward Expansion of the Invasive Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Eastern United States is Constrained by Winter Soil Temperatures

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 39(5), 1659–1665.

By: R. Brightwell n, P. Labadie n & J. Silverman n

author keywords: abiotic interactions; environmental limitation; invasive species; range limitation; low temperature
MeSH headings : Acclimatization; Animals; Ants / physiology; Female; Maryland; North Carolina; Seasons; Soil; Temperature; Virginia
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Effects of Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Denial on Local Argentine Ant Distribution and Boric Acid Bait Performance

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 102(3), 1170–1174.

By: R. Brightwell n & J. Silverman n

author keywords: Linepithema humile; Mesolecanium fasciatum; foraging activity; pest management
MeSH headings : Analysis of Variance; Animals; Ants / drug effects; Ants / physiology; Appetitive Behavior / physiology; Bodily Secretions; Boric Acids / toxicity; Hemiptera / chemistry; Insect Control / methods; Insecticides / toxicity; Population Dynamics
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 article

The Argentine ant: Challenges in managing an invasive unicolonial pest

ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY, Vol. 53, pp. 231–252.

By: J. Silverman n & R. Brightwell n

author keywords: Linepithema humile; eradication; invasive species; pest management
MeSH headings : Agriculture / economics; Agriculture / methods; Animals; Ants / physiology; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Insect Control / methods; Insecticides
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Argentine ant foraging activity and interspecific competition in complete vs. queenless and broodless colonies

INSECTES SOCIAUX, 54(4), 329–333.

By: R. Brightwell n & J. Silverman n

author keywords: Linepithema humile; argentine ants; interspecific competition; introduction experiments; invasive species
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018