Environment ❯ Biodiversity
Mosquitoes Pests Butterflies Conservation Wasps Moths Bees Population Decline Ants Fireflies Flies Ladybirds Ant Species Lepidoptera Caterpillars Fruit Flies Bee Habitat Ecosystem Impact Harvester Ants Ticks Pest Control Dragonflies and Damselflies Pest Invasion Importance of Insects
The paper attributes the effect to ant-borne microbes, formic acid, plus proteases.