On account of vector control being the most successful approach towards prevention of the major arboviral concerns worldwide and the imperative pursuit of alternatives to traditional pesticides, we developed a novel ...

Linepithema micans (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is the main ant species responsible for dispersal of Eurhizococcus brasiliensis (Wille) (Hemiptera: Margarodidae), a root scale that damages grapevines in southern Brazil. ...

Using of toxic baits made of dehydrated citric pulp to control grass-cutting ants can lead to unsatisfactory results because of the low attractiveness of the substrate to worker ants. This work aimed to identify attractive ...

Ant control is difficult in systems even where a variety of control strategies and compounds are allowed; in sensitive places such as hospitals, where there are often restrictions on the methods and toxicants to be applied, ...

Urban ant pests were spread through the world mainly by commerce, infesting houses and hospitals. These ants are able to cause serious complications in hospitals, as they are capable of carrying pathogens. Specifically ...

En la actualidad, el factor limitante en la producción de caña para panela en muchas provincias de la Hoya del Río Suá- rez, lo constituye la presencia de la hormiga loca, Paratrechina fulva, en asocio con la escama ...

As formigas cortadeiras, insetos pertencentes aos gêneros Atta e Acromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), recebem, no Brasil, os nomes populares de saúvas e quenquéns. Devido a seu hábito alimentar polífago ocupam diversos ...

Urban ant pests were spread through the world mainly by commerce, infesting houses and hospitals. These ants are able to cause serious complications in hospitals, as they are capable of carrying pathogens. Specifically ...