Community Structure of Ground-dwelling Ants in Various Land Use types in the Bang Pra Non-Hunting Area, Chon Buri Province
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The community structure of ground-dwelling ants in the various land use types was investigated in the Bang Pra Non-Hunting Area, Chon Buri province. The goals were to survey the ant species that could be dangerous for humans as well as the invasive species, and to establish a quantitative database related to the prevalence of all ant species in the surveyed areas. The purpose of this endeavor was to list the ant species affecting human health in the region and to reduce the chances of human-ant conflict. Ants were caught in traps placed along simple lines in five different areas characterized as camping, housing, reforestation, saman plantation, and nature trail. Two types of baits (tuna and syrup) were used to trap ants from the soil. In each type of location and during each round of collection, 20 traps of both types were put for up to 30 minutes. After collecting the ants, their species was determined, and the number of ants recorded. The data was collected every two months for a period of 10 months from November 2021 to August 2022.
This study found 45 species of ants in 32 genera and 7 subfamilies, with the most common subfamily being MYRMICINAE (44.44% of captured ants). The average number of ants caught per trap across all areas was 12.42. The reforestation area had the highest diversity index and evenness index of ants at 2.56 and 0.78, respectively. The housing and camping areas had relatively the highest similarity index at 77.55%. The species with the highest average appearance percentage was Odontoponera denticulata, while species with the overall highest percentage of appearance was Oecophylla smaragdina. Five ant species having a negative impact on human health were found: Solenopsis geminata, Diacamma orbiculatum, Odontoponera denticulata, Tetraponera allaborans and Tetraponera rufonigra. Six invasive species of ants were found, which included Iridomyrmex anceps, Tapinoma melanocephalum, Anoplolepis gracilipes, Paratrechina longicornis, Monomorium pharaonis and Solenopsis geminata.
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ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ขอรับรองว่า ต้นฉบับที่เสนอมานี้ยังไม่เคยได้รับการตีพิมพ์และไม่ได้อยู่ในระหว่างกระบวนการพิจารณาตีพิมพ์ลงในวารสารหรือสิ่งตีพิมพ์อื่นใด ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ยอมรับหลักเกณฑ์และเงื่อนไขการพิจารณาต้นฉบับ ทั้งยินยอมให้กองบรรณาธิการมีสิทธิ์พิจารณาและตรวจแก้ต้นฉบับได้ตามที่เห็นสมควร พร้อมนี้ขอมอบลิขสิทธิ์ผลงานที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ให้แก่วารสารวนศาสตร์ คณะวนศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์ กรณีมีการฟ้องร้องเรื่องการละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์เกี่ยวกับภาพ กราฟ ข้อความส่วนใดส่วนหนึ่ง หรือ ข้อคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในผลงาน ให้เป็นความรับผิดชอบของข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) แต่เพียงฝ่ายเดียว และหากข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ประสงค์ถอนบทความในระหว่างกระบวนการพิจารณาของทางวารสาร ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ยินดีรับผิดชอบค่าใช้จ่ายทั้งหมดที่เกิดขึ้นในกระบวนการพิจารณาบทความนั้น”
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