An Overview of Integrated Management of Leaf-Cutting Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Brazilian Forest Plantations

An Overview of Integrated Management of Leaf-Cutting Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Brazilian Forest Plantations

Brazilian forest producers have developed integrated management programs to increase the effectiveness of the control of leaf-cutting ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex. These measures reduced the costs and quantity of insecticides used in the plantations. Such integrated management programs are...

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Main Authors: Ronald Zanetti, José Cola Zanuncio, Juliana Cristina Santos, Willian Lucas Paiva da Silva, Genésio Tamara Ribeiro, Pedro Guilherme Lemes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
Atta
Acromyrmex
control method
integrated pest management
monitoring
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/3/439

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