Sentences with phrase «damaged by ants»

Unfortunately, a little later the book was severely damaged by ants and it was not possible for Krishnamacharya to preserve it.

Not exact matches

As the first quantification of damage inflicted by Argentine ants, the study «gives us a good idea of the way native ants interact with exotic species,» says Terry McGlynn, an ant ecologist at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Intriguingly, the leaves of acacia colonized by parasitic ants showed more leaf damage from herbivores and microbial pathogens than did the leaves that had mutualistic ants.

O'Dowd and his colleagues have tried to lessen the damage by dropping bait - laced pesticide from helicopters onto ant colonies.

The mutualistic relationship between the ants and the acacia, by mediating elephant damage, is a key influence on the amount of tree cover in the savanna.

They examined three sites invaded by the bigheaded ants and found five times as many acacia trees with moderate or worse damage from elephants, relative to uninvaded sites.

So a primary concern is looking for pest damage either by carpenter ants or termites which could cost thousands of dollars to repair or may make the home possibly uninsurable which could prevent obtaining a mortgage.

Winged termites can easily be confused by homeowners with flying ants but can cause significantly more damage.