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The use of weaver ants in the management of fruit flies in Africa

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Vayssières J.F., Offenberg J., Sinzogan A.A.C., Abandonon A., Wargui R., Anato F.M., Houngbo H., Ouagoussounon I., Diame L., Quilici S., Rey J.Y., Goergen G., De Meyer M., Van Mele P.
2016

Generalist predators such as the weaver ant, Oecophylla longinoda (Latreille), play an important role as biological control agents in West African orchards and, by extension, also in forest and savanna ecosystems within sub-Saharan Africa. These weaver ants are one of the most effective and efficient predators of arthropods in perennial tropical tree crops; their presence also acts as a deterrent ...

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