disease in Sri Lanka, and biological control of the mealybug has proved difficult because of the activities of the ant. Similarly in South Africa, the ant has encouraged outbreaks of the red scale insect (Aonidiella aurantii), a major pest of citrus in the country. References External links White-footed ant on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Efficacy of selected insecticides using arboreal bioassays and rubidium marking of white-footed ants, Technomyrmex albipes (Hymenoptera Formicidae) Dolichoderinae Household pest insects Insects described in 1861 Taxa named by Frederick Smith (entomologist)