Elgenbrode, S. D.CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y EnseñanzaUniversidad de Idaho (EUA) (ID)2026-06-30http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/350331Tesis (Ph. D.) College of Graduate Studies University of Idaho (EEUU) / CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2006Atta 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.application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCOSTA RICAATTA CEPHALOTESATTACOFFEA ARABICAINSECTOSINSECTOS DEPREDADORES DE LAS HOJASPLAGAS DE PLANTASSede CentralTesis de doctorado