Ant pests in colonial times in Puerto Rico: ecological impacts Dear Colleagues:
The following link (contents in Spanish) contains a brief description of pestiferous ants and their ecological impacts in Puerto Rico, ca. 1510's. https://books.google.com/books?id=Gl8zAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA12&; lpg=PA12&dq=epidemia+hormigas+puerto+rico&source=bl&ots= Kef0OsfHjh&sig=iiiKFLjeAf-Hya24WXLW7RsCPtY&hl=en&sa=X&ved= 0ahUKEwjQsfLaz7jbAhVk64MKHb-mCJsQ6AEITzAI#v=onepage&q= epidemia%20hormigas%20puerto%20rico&f=false The ants are attributed to have destroyed useful trees and roots. Also, children needed to be protected from the ants. If you have any clue what species (one or more) of ant could these have been, please feel free to send me an email off the list: blayjo...@gmail.com Gratefully, Jorge P.S. Apologies for potential duplicate emails. -- Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD blaypublishers.com 1. Positive experiences for authors of papers published in *LEB* http://blaypublishers.com/testimonials/ 2. Free examples of papers published in *LEB*: http://blaypublishers.com/category/previous-issues/. 3. *Guidelines for Authors* and page charges of *LEB*: http://blaypublishers.com/archives/ *.* 4. Want to subscribe to *LEB*? http://blaypublishers.com/subscriptions/ http://blayjorge.wordpress.com/ http://paleobiology.si.edu/staff/individuals/santiagoblay.cfm
