Robert John Brightwell

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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 & J. Silverman

author keywords: ants; habitat modification; invasive species; microclimate; niche expansion
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, S. Bambara & J. Silverman

author keywords: Coccidae; Linepithema humile; Mesolecanium nigrofasciatum; pest management; red maple
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 & J. Silverman

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, P. Labadie & J. Silverman

author keywords: abiotic interactions; environmental limitation; invasive species; range limitation; low temperature
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 & J. Silverman

author keywords: Linepithema humile; Mesolecanium fasciatum; foraging activity; pest management
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 & R. Brightwell

author keywords: Linepithema humile; eradication; invasive species; pest management
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 & J. Silverman

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