Distribution and foraging by the leaf-cutting ant, Atta cephalotes L., in coffee plantations with different types of management and landscape contexts, and alternatives to insecticides for its control
Atta cephalotes L., the predominant leaf-cutting ant species found in coffee farms in the Turrialba region of Costa Rica, is considered a pest of the crop because it removes coffee foliage. I applied agroecosystem and landscape level perspectives to study. A. cephalotes foraging, colony distribution and dynamics in coffee agroecosystems in the Turrialba region. I also conducted field assays to assess efects of control methods on colonies of different sizes and to examine the efficacy of alternatives to insecticides.
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Turrialba (Costa Rica): CATIE,
2006
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| Subjects: | ATTA CEPHALOTES, ATTA, COFFEA ARABICA, CONTROL DE INSECTOS, INSECTOS DEPREDADORES DE LAS HOJAS, PLAGAS DE PLANTAS, COSTA RICA, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11554/4811 |
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| Summary: | Atta cephalotes L., the predominant leaf-cutting ant species found in coffee farms in the Turrialba region of Costa Rica, is considered a pest of the crop because it removes coffee foliage. I applied agroecosystem and landscape level perspectives to study. A. cephalotes foraging, colony distribution and dynamics in coffee agroecosystems in the Turrialba region. I also conducted field assays to assess efects of control methods on colonies of different sizes and to examine the efficacy of alternatives to insecticides. |
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