Exclusion of ground-nesting ants promotes biological control, but facilitates the establishment of an exotic canopy-nesting ant species

Exclusion of ground-nesting ants from tree canopies is an ant-management technique used in fruit crops. This strategy aims to disrupt the symbiotic relationship between ants and honeydew-producing herbivores, which are protected by ants, and enhance the biological control of these herbivores. Here,...

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Main Authors: Plata, Ángel, Gómez-Martínez, María A., Beitia, Francisco J., Tena, Alejandro
Format: article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8971
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167880924002834?via%3Dihub

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