Estimation of worker population size-density by nest counting in the Asian weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and it's dynamic in oil palm plantations industry

Supplementary material-information supporting the article of research related to the Asian weaver ant population size-density in the oil palm plantations. The findings suggested an abundant numerical amount of individual workers per colony. The weaver ant were self-sustainable surviving during long years i.e. more than 20 years. This is the first study carried out on a large scale in oil palm plantation directly in the field by gathering only empirical data and monitor the population dynamic on a long term basis.