Most Wanted: Myrmecology
Dr. Stuart Mitchell
The broad study of ants is called myrmecology (Greek Mýrmēx, or ant). Pest management professionals (PMPs) are well educated in applied myrmecologists. Ant species are eusocial (highly organized), living in a complex form of communal organization. But PMPs can outcompete ants through integrated pest management (IPM). The black carpenter ant, Camponotus pennsylvanicus (roughly translating to […]
