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Alate (Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”)) is an
adjective and noun used in
entomology and
botany to
refer to
something that has
wings or
winglike structures...
- The gyne (/ˈɡaɪn/, from Gr**** γυνή, "woman") is the
primary reproductive female caste of
social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees of
order Hymenoptera...
- mate and
start a new
colony are
called alates, or
winged reproductives. In this
species they are dark brown.
Alates leave the nest
between early February...
- ants and
termites are
known as
alates. A
mature ant
colony seasonally produces winged virgin queens and males,
called alates.
Unfertilized eggs
develop into...
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oxidative stress.
Termite alates (winged
virgin queens and kings) only
leave the
colony when a
nuptial flight takes place.
Alate males and
females pair up...
- substantial.;
Inspection and
monitoring of
termites is
important because termite alates (winged reproductives) may not
always swarm inside a structure. Control...
- are the queen, worker, and soldier. Only the
queens and
males have
wings (
alate), and
these ants are also
known as
reproductives or swarmers.
Although most...
- are
three types of
termites within the colony: the
alate (swarmer), the
soldier and the worker.
Alates have an orange-brown head and pronotum, an 11–12...
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control agents.
Nuptial flight occurs during the warm seasons, and the
alates may mate for as long as 30 minutes.
Colony founding can be done by a single...
- species-characteristic
times of the day.
Swarms of the
winged ****uals (known as
alates)
depart the nest in
search of
other nests. The
males die
shortly thereafter...
