Aloha Organic · Little fire ant field guide

Initial behavior in colony fragments of an introduced population of the invasive ant Wasmannia auropunctata

Aloha Organic reading notes · Primary study · colony behavior

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Primary study · colony behavior

Paul Serge Mbenoun Masse, Martin Kenne, Ruth Mony, Alain Dejean and Maurice Tindo · 2011

What it contributes

In laboratory observations of introduced LFA from Cameroon, queens and workers regrouped after disturbance, and workers relocated brood. These behaviors help explain how transported colony fragments can reorganize.

Read within its scope

Short experimental observations are not a field-management trial or a measurement of reinvasion on your property.

The summary is available here. The original publication is hosted by its publisher or repository; a local copy is not included.

Sources & reading notes

Reviewed October 23, 2026. Guidance is written by Aloha Organic; sources retain their original authorship.