Table 2 in Predation by Lasius ants on the obligate ant-symbiotic aphid Stomaphis japonica with special reference to the aphid honeydew delivery

Table 2. Frequency of predation on each colony of Stomaphis japonica by Lasius capitatus ants on 20 Quercus acutissima trees in 2022 and 2023. Tree no.No. of aphids predated by antsObservation time (h)Predation frequency /hIn 20221416.00.252112.50.08312121.55.634010.00.00517.00.146 7a4 14611.0 58.50.36 2.50In 2023 7a15830.05.27813.50.29917.50.131015.00.201157.50.6712–2002 <for each tree0 a Tree no. 7 was observed in 2022 and 2023.