Rahim, A., & Ohkawara, K. 2019 Species composition of herbivorous insects and ants on trees in the plantations of durian Durio zibethinus and citrus fruits Citrus amblycarpa in Tarakan Island of Borneo. Science Reports of Kanazawa University 63: 45-58

Keywords:

  • ant association
  • ecology
  • host
  • Notes: In this study, we assessed the species composition and densities of herbivorous insects and ants inhabiting on trees in the plantations of durian and citrus fruits in Tarakan Island of North Kalimantan. From 2016 to 2017, 55649 individuals of herbivores comprised of 61 species and 64360 ant workers comprised of 25 species were collected by treebeating sampling on 59 durian and 63 citrus trees in three plantation sites