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  1. The #slave #ant #Formica #fusca (#Formicinae) is seen here on common #tansy collecting #honeydew from and guarding the #aphid #Metopeurum #fuscoviride. The #workers of this ant #species, which builds #polygynous subterranean nests, are often exploited by other species for nest building. As C. Carere et al. (2018) found, there is a linear link between #individual and #collective #behavior.

    ©#StefanFWirth Berlin 2025

    Ref
    C. Carere et al. (2018)
    doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2018.

    #Photos
    ©S F. Wirth 2025

  2. The pink #tansyaphid #Metopeurum #fuscoviride is native to Europe and prefers forming large #colonies on #tansy #Tanacetum #vulgare.This aphid is very attractive for #ants, as one aphid has a high #honeydew #production with in average 1 milligram of honeydew per hour. Authors M. K. Fischer et al. (2002) found the #aminoacid #concentration in honeydew increasing with #aphid age.

    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    Ref
    M. K. Fischer et al. (2002)
    doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1910(01)

    #Photos
    © S F. Wirth 2025

  3. Lacy #phacelia aka #purple #tansy is native to NW Mexico & SW USA - it's in the borage family. I've been using them as part of pollinators gardens & as a natural aphids #PestControl for food plants. This pretty flowering #plant attracts hoverflies & those insects love eating aphids. When it's done flowering - you can cut it down & use cuttings as #GreenManure.

    #Wsanec #Zone8 #Saanich #bloomscrolling #VictoriaBC #YYJgardeners #VancouverIsland #PNW #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #botanical #flowers

  4. Lacy #phacelia aka #purple #tansy is native to NW Mexico & SW USA - it's in the borage family. I've been using them as part of #pollinators #garden & as a natural aphids #PestControl for food plants. This pretty flowering #plant attracts hoverflies & those insects love eating aphids. When it's done flowering - you can cut it down & use cuttings as #GreenManure.

    #Wsanec #Zone8 #Saanich #bloomscrolling #VictoriaBC #YYJgardeners #VancouverIsland #PNW #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #botanical #flowers

  5. Lacy #phacelia aka #purple #tansy is native to NW Mexico & SW USA - it's in the borage family. I've been using them as part of #pollinators #garden & as a natural aphids #PestControl for food plants. This pretty flowering #plant attracts hoverflies & those insects love eating aphids. When it's done flowering - you can cut it down & use cuttings as #GreenManure.

    #Wsanec #Zone8 #Saanich #bloomscrolling #VictoriaBC #YYJgardeners #VancouverIsland #PNW #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #botanical #flowers

  6. Lacy #phacelia aka #purple #tansy is native to NW Mexico & SW USA - it's in the borage family. I've been using them as part of pollinators gardens & as a natural aphids #PestControl for food plants. This pretty flowering #plant attracts hoverflies & those insects love eating aphids. When it's done flowering - you can cut it down & use cuttings as #GreenManure.

    #Wsanec #Zone8 #Saanich #bloomscrolling #VictoriaBC #YYJgardeners #VancouverIsland #PNW #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #botanical #flowers