Chen, Y.Q., Lu, Z.-X., Li, Q., Hoffmann, B.D., & Zhang, W. 2014 Multiple ant species tending lac insect Kerria yunnanensis (Hemiptera: Kerriidae) provide asymmetric protection against parasitoids. PLoS One 9(6): e98975
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Notes: Here, for the first time, we investigate the role of ants in protecting lac insects from parasitoids within the typical conditions of a lac farming system. Specifically we address two hypotheses: 1) that different ant species with different abundance levels provide different levels of protection to K. yunnanensis; and 2) that these relationships differ with the different life stages of K. yunnanensis. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098975
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