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New Tools for Conservation Biological Control: Testing Ant-Attracting Artificial Nectaries to Employ Ants as Plant Defenders.
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- The "2.0" prototype of 3D-printed oak gall nests: closely observing the ant colonies inside.Current zoology · 2025Article
- Dispersion and new shelters offered by ants: myrmecophoresy of tardigrades.Frontiers in zoology · 2025Article
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- Fungus Fighters: Wood Ants (Formica polyctena) and Their Associated Microbes Inhibit Plant Pathogenic Fungi.Microbial ecology · 2024Article
- Trail pheromone identification in the ant Crematogaster scutellaris.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Transitioning towards dynamic, nature-based crop defenses.Journal of biosciences · 2024Article
- CanInsects · 2023Article
- Predatory Abilities of Two Mediterranean Ants on the Eggs and Larvae of the Codling MothInsects · 2023Article
- First Report on the Acrobat AntInsects · 2021Article
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Abstract
Knowledge of the role of ants in many agroecosystems is relatively scarce, and in temperate regions the possibility to exploit ants as biocontrol agents for crop protection is still largely unexplored. Drawing inspiration from mutualistic ant-plant relationships mediated by extrafloral nectaries (EFNs), we tested the use of artificial nectaries (ANs) in order to increase ant activity on pear trees and to evaluate the effects on the arthropods, plant health and fruit production. While EFNs secrete a complex solution mainly composed of sugars and amino acids, ANs were filled with water and sucrose only. The results suggest that ANs can be used as manipulative instruments to increase ant activity over long periods of time. High ant activity was significantly linked to lower incidence of the pathogen fungus
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