Implementing wood ants in biocontrol: suppression of apple scab and reduced aphid tending.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.7422
Abstract: BACKGROUND Ants can become efficient biocontrol agents in plantation crops as they prey on pest insects and may inhibit plant pathogens by excreting broad-spectrum antibiotics. However, ants also provide a disservice by augmenting attended honeydew… read more here.
Keywords: wood ants; scab; implementing wood; apple ... See more keywords