Oecophylla
ants are appreciated for their control of pests in plantation crops. However,
the ants ? nest building may have negative impacts on trees. In this study we tested
the effect of ant densities and nest building on the leaf performance of mango trees.
Trees were divided into three gro...
Prey capture and food scavenging activities of Oecophylla longinoda were monitored through regular weekly samplings during two consecutive years (2009–2010) in a large mango orchard of the Borgou Department of Benin, West Africa, a main mango production area located in the Sudan agro-ecological z...
Vayssières, Jean-François
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Ouagoussounon, I.
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Adandonon, A.
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Sinzogan, A.A.C.
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Korie, S.
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Todjihounde, R.
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Alassane, S.
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Wargui, R.B.
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Anato, F.M.
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Goergen, Georg E.
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[Seasonal pattern in food gathering of the weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in mango orchards in Benin]
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Seasonal pattern in food gathering of the weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in mango orchards in Benin
Vayssières, Jean-François
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Meyer, M. de
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Ouagoussounon, I.
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Sinzogan, A.A.C.
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Adandonon, A.
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Korie, S.
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Wargui, R.B.
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Anato, F.M.
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Houngbo, H.
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Didier, C.
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Bon, H. de
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Goergen, Georg E.
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[Seasonal abundance of mango fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and ecological implications for their management in mango and cashew orchards in Benin (Centre & North)]
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Seasonal abundance of mango fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and ecological implications for their management in mango and cashew orchards in Benin (Centre & North)
1 In Benin cashew plantations, yields and nut quality are lost mainly as a result of insect
pests. In the present study, we investigated the effectiveness of the African weaver ant
Oecophylla longinoda as a biocontrol agent against Beninese cashew pests.
2 In a 2-year study, nut yield and quality...
Anato, F.M.
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Wargui, R.B.
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Sinzogan, A.A.C.
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Offenberg, J.
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Adandonon, A.
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Vayssières, Jean-François
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Kossou, D.K.
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[Reducing losses inflicted by insect pests on cashew, using weaver ants as a biological control agent]
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Reducing losses inflicted by insect pests on cashew, using weaver ants as a biological control agent