En ensayos de campo, se probó la eficiencia de un nuevo cebo formícida, a base de sulfluramida (0.3%), comparado con la acción de un cebo a base de dodecacloro (0.45%) (patrón), en el control de Acromyrmex crassispinus ...

Determining barriers to tree regeneration along elevational gradients is important to predict shifts in regeneration patterns under climate change scenarios. The stress-gradient hypothesis predicts that facilitation ...

Fungi associated with leaf-cutter ants (LCAs) play a fundamental role in Neotropical ecosystems. The association with fungi allows LCAs to be the dominant herbivores and in this way influence ecological processes. In order ...

The damage to plantations by pests is often determined by perceptions rather than objective data, resulting in excessive use of pesticides. Leafcutter ants are considered important pests to plantations in America. We ...

Leafcutter ants are a serious pest for forestry plantations and crops in Latin America. They have been traditionally controlled using chemical synthetic pesticides, which are known to have many negative effects to non-target ...