1972
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1972.tb00237.x
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An Ant Counter and Its Use in the Field

Abstract: This portable ant counter counts foraging leafcutting ants, or the leaf fragments they carry, along trails in tropical crops or forest. Ants intercept a light beam as they pass under a gantry between the light source and a photocell. The counter distinguishes between laden and unladen ants and works with an efficiency of 10—120% depending on the species of ant and the characteristics of the vegetation cut. The design could be modified to count other insects that habitually walk along well‐defined tracks. Résum… Show more

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“…In cultures, foraging activity was monitored over a 2 week period using an electronic ant counter (Dibley & Lewis, 1972). Foraging ants reached feeding sites, via the gantry of the ant counter, along strings leading from the nest.…”
Section: Foraging Activitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In cultures, foraging activity was monitored over a 2 week period using an electronic ant counter (Dibley & Lewis, 1972). Foraging ants reached feeding sites, via the gantry of the ant counter, along strings leading from the nest.…”
Section: Foraging Activitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Robinson & Cherrett (1975) reported a similar response to M4MP2C by A. cephalotes in the field. The foraging activity of leaf-cutting ants has been measured automatically in the field by passing a beam of light horizontally across an ant trail and onto a photocell (Dibley & Lewis, 1972). Ants passing through the beam were recorded and the total number of ants that had passed or the rate of ant traffic at any particular time interval could be assessed.…”
Section: The Effect Of M4mp2c On the Recruitment Of Workersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The amount of vegetation collected by colonies was measured in laboratory nests over a period of about two months. T o each of seven colonies, fresh leaves were offered daily on an isolated platform arranged so that each fragment carried to the nest by foragers was counted automatically (Dibley & Lewis, 1972). Young citrus leaves were offered for one month, young cacao leaves for a second, then the colonies were killed and individual ants counted.…”
Section: Food Requirementsmentioning
confidence: 99%