A chook stroll in the following morning introduced the participants to the avian life of the dry dipterocarp forest with Burmese shrike and Red-breasted Parakeet as highlights. The primary half was a stroll by way of the forests the place several ant genera typical for Thailand’s forest ecosystems have been recorded: Aphaenogaster, Carebara or Pheidole. At this research station, the field journey individuals received a primary introduction to the forest ecosystems of central Thailand. ANeT 2019 additionally offered two wonderful discipline journeys: One the first day, the conference individuals had been invited to visit the new built Rama IX Museum. For the primary time, the financial difficulty of ants was mentioned broadly at an ANeT convention. The ANeT committee meeting discussed about the placement of the ANeT conference in 2021. On the time of the writing of this report, the precise location was not decided but. This meeting will likely be either held in Taiwan or Mongolia. Everybody is wanting ahead for the next ANeT assembly – may it be in Taiwan or Mongolia! From nesting ecology of Polyrhachis ants in Thailand’s dry evergreen forests, the key reside of Rhopalomastix contained in the tree bark, ants alongside an elevational gradient in New Guinea, DNA barcoding of ants from the Philipinnes to the description of latest Platythyrea species: the twelfth ANeT meeting lined a big array of different trending myrmecological matters.
Beside the plenary classes, this assembly had some very interesting supporting occasions. After lunch and a some info on this place, the convention contributors had the chance to attend a number of occasions. The excursion to the Sakaerat Environmental Research Station the final highlight of this convention. The mid morning was used for an additional excursion to the ant of the evergreen dry forest. With their behaviour unaware of humans, these gamebirds confirmed that there isn’t a looking in that specific space which is a proof that the forest guards of Sakaerat reserve are doing a very good job. The firebacks didn’t care concerning the more 20 visitors waiting on the forest clearing and came very near them, performing courtship behaviour and seemed to not care in regards to the human spectators. Another highlight was ready after dinner for the members: a communal moth night. The highlight of this part was a presentation of Jan Kofahl on how to start a profession with ants whereas not being a scientist, however learning business administration and becoming a CEO in an organization marketing weaver ants each as natural pest control and protein useful resource. Invasive species are all the time a hot subject on ANeT-conferences : many presentations handled their affect on native arthropod communities, interception of exotic ant species on markets and ports and novel ways to control them.
Researchers working in pest management introduced varied points of ants residing in home environments trigger hygienic issues, particularly in tropical areas, what will be accomplished to manage them and how chemical pest management products are tested earlier than registration. The president of ANeT, Dr. Himender Bharti, confirmed in his plenary speak the numerous facets on how ants are affected by local weather change. It was an actual pleasure to observe these birds so shut which are generally quite shy as a consequence of looking stress and different types of human predation. Considered one of their research assistants knew a location to observe these birds and was ready to mimic the mating name of the male, By doing this, he was able to attract at least five people of both sexes of this gorgeous chicken species. After that, the staff of the analysis stations offered the avian hightlight of this area: the Siamese Fireback Pheasant. On a clearing within the evergreen dry forest, there have been permantly installed white-sheets and the employees switched on the light to draw moth and other nocturnal insects.
After a 5 hour bus journey the members got here from the mega-city of Bangkok to the virtually pristine dry dipterocarp forests and dry evergreen forests of the Khorat plateau. Some members used the opportunity to climb on forty m high climate statement tower to which supplied spledied views over the tree canopy. This subject was also coated by different plenary talks, Dr. Dr. Mezger offered his research on the influence of climate change on the ant communities of two mountains of Borneo. Seiki Yamane where students may get some first hand insights into ant taxonomy. Since the primary ANeT Conference came about 20 years ago, Prof. em. Also the social program of this convention was very spectacular: It started with the welcome celebration at the first night with a traditional Thai Dance performance and an large hearth present. He presented a novel methodology to use Wasabi to combat the invasion of fireplace ants in Japan.