Declaration of local chemical eradication of the Argentine ant: Bayesian estimation with a multinomial-mixture model

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 3389 - 8
• Main Authors: Sakamoto, Yoshiko, Kumagai, Naoki H., Goka, Koichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 13.06.2017; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158/1144; 631/158/2178; Animals; Ants - drug effects; Ants - growth & development; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian analysis; Chemical treatment; Entomology - methods; Environmental impact; Geographical variations; Humanities and Social Sciences; Insect Control - methods; Insecticides - toxicity; Introduced species; Introduced Species - statistics & numerical data; Invasive insects; Invasive species; Models, Statistical; multidisciplinary; Nonnative species; Pesticide application; Pesticides; Population; Probability; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)

Determining the success of eradication of an invasive species requires a way to decide when its risk of reoccurrence has become acceptably low. In Japan, the area populated by the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr), is expanding, and eradication via chemical treatment is ongoing at various loc...