Distribution and foraging by the leaf-cutting ant, Atta cephalotes L., in coffee plantations with different types of management and landscape contexts, and alternatives to insecticides for its control
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CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Universidad de Idaho, ID (EUA)
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Tesis (Ph. D.) College of Graduate Studies University of Idaho (EEUU) / CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2006
Atta cephalotes L., the predominant leaf-cutting ant species found in coffee farMON in the Turrialba region of Costa Rica, is considered a pest of the crop because it removes coffee foliage. I applied agroecosystem and landscape level perspectives to study. A. cephalotes foraging, colony distribution and dynamics in coffee agroecosysteMON in the Turrialba region. I also conducted field assays to assess efects of control methods on colonies of different sizes and to examine the efficacy of alternatives to insecticides.
Atta cephalotes L., the predominant leaf-cutting ant species found in coffee farMON in the Turrialba region of Costa Rica, is considered a pest of the crop because it removes coffee foliage. I applied agroecosystem and landscape level perspectives to study. A. cephalotes foraging, colony distribution and dynamics in coffee agroecosysteMON in the Turrialba region. I also conducted field assays to assess efects of control methods on colonies of different sizes and to examine the efficacy of alternatives to insecticides.
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COSTA RICA, ATTA CEPHALOTES, ATTA, COFFEA ARABICA, INSECTOS, INSECTOS DEPREDADORES DE LAS HOJAS, PLAGAS DE PLANTAS, Sede Central