Invasive tawny crazy ants have an intense craving for calcium — with implications for their spread in the US

Author(s)

• Ryan Reihart, University of Dayton

Document Type

Blog

Publication Date

2-27-2021

Abstract

The spread of tawny crazy ants may be driven, in part, by their need for calcium. Doctoral candidate Ryan Reihart ’14 shares what he's learned: that the calcium-rich limestone bedrock of the lower U.S. Midwest may provide ideal conditions for populations to explode.

eCommons Citation

Reihart, Ryan, "Invasive tawny crazy ants have an intense craving for calcium — with implications for their spread in the US" (2021). University of Dayton Magazine Blog. 970.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/dayton_mag_blog/970