Use of Conifer Resin to Create a Hostile Environment for Pathogens in Wood Ant Colonies

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Wood ants (Formica lugubris). Photograph taken by Gail Hampshire.


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Section 1 Benefits of Conifer resin for wood ant health

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Wood ant carrying globule of conifer resin. Photo taken by Arnaud Maeder


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Section 2 Antimicrobial properties of Conifer resin

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Solidified conifer resin originating from New Caledonia. Photograph taken by James St. John

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Edited by Lucas Dunst, student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 116 Information in Living Systems, 2020, Kenyon College.