@conference {767, title = {Tropical Household Ants: Pest Status, Species Diversity, Foraging Behaviour and Bating Studies}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Urban Pests}, year = {2002}, note = {Owner: AdminNUSAdded to JabRef: 2013.06.08}, month = {2002}, abstract = {Questionnaire-based surveys of homeowners revealed that ants were the most economically important and abundant household pest after mosquitoes and cockroaches in Malaysia. Twenty-five species of ants were found indoors and outside buildings; all species nest outdoors except Monomorium pharaonis, Monomorium floricola, Tapinoma melanocephalum , and Solenopsis molesta . Surveys of houses and food stores indicated the most common species were Pheidole sp., T. melanocephalum, Monomorium destructor, and Paratrechina longicornis. A survey of homeowners{\textquoteright} attitudes and knowledge of ants showed that 62\% found ants daily in their homes. Most respondents tolerated < 50 ants indoors; 65\% used aerosol sprays for control, 6\% used ant baits. Homeowners were not aware that ants can mechanically vector pathogenic organisms. Bacteria, fungi, and yeasts were isolated from ants collected from food outlets. Most ant species responded to peanut butter attractant, except P. longicornis and T. melanocephalum, which preferred honey. Attractancy to peanut butter and honey changed in an 18-month study of M. pharaonis. All species, except Pheidole sp. preferred liquid bait. Foraging of P. longicornis, M. pharaonis, and Solenopsis geminata was negatively correlated with temperature; their peak activity was 2-4 hours after sunset. Most baits gave >75\% reduction after one week post-treatment.}, author = {Lee, C. W.}, editor = {Jones, S. C., Zhai J. Robinson Wm. H.} } @conference {769, title = {Terrestrial ants (Formicidae: Hymenoptera) of Sayap-Kinabalu Park, Sabah}, booktitle = {ASEAN Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation}, year = {1998}, note = {Owner: AdminNUSAdded to JabRef: 2013.06.08}, month = {1998/08}, abstract = {A seven days collection at Sayap-Kinabalu, Kinabalu Park yielded 58 species of ants. They were manually collected using fine tip forceps. Collection were made mainly along the main trail,

Minodtuhan Trail and at the Sunken Valley. The 58 species of ants collected were representatives of 5 subfamilies. The subfamilies were Ponerinae, Dorylinae, Myrmicinae,

Dolichoderinae, and Formicinae. Interestingly collection from this area showed a higher percentage of ponerine, followed by myrmecine and formicine. Collection from lowland forests

would yield a higher percentage of myrmecines or formicines or vice versa and then ponerines. The list of ants genera was given in this report and comments on various subfamilies were made

based on comparison with ant fauna of the lowland.}, author = {Mohamed, M.} }