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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-FrançoisOuagoussounon, I.Adandonon, A.Sinzogan, A.A.C.Korie, S.Todjihounde, R.Alassane, S.Wargui, R.B.Anato, F.M.Goergen, Georg E.[Seasonal pattern in food gathering of the weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in mango orchards in Benin]Seasonal pattern in food gathering of the weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in mango orchards in Benin

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.Wargui, R.B.Sinzogan, A.A.C.Offenberg, J.Adandonon, A.Vayssières, Jean-FrançoisKossou, D.K.[Reducing losses inflicted by insect pests on cashew, using weaver ants as a biological control agent]Reducing losses inflicted by insect pests on cashew, using weaver ants as a biological control agent

Oecophylla ants are currently used for biological control in fruit plantations in Australia, Asia and Africa and for protein production in Asia. To further improve the technology and implement it on a large scale, effective and fast production of live colonies is de¬sirable. Early colony developm...


Ouagoussounon, I.Sinzogan, A.A.C.Offenberg, J.Adandonon, A.Vayssières, Jean-FrançoisKossou, D.[Pupae transplantation to boost early colony growth in the weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)]Pupae transplantation to boost early colony growth in the weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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