Push‐pull to manage leaf‐cutting ants: an effective strategy in forestry plantations

Autores
Perri, Daiana; Gorosito, Norma; Schilman, Pablo Ernesto; Casaubon, Edgardo; Dávila, Camila; Fernandez, Patricia
Año de publicación
2020
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versión publicada
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BACKGROUND: Leaf‐cutting ants (LCAs) are amongst the most important forestry pests in South America. Currently, their control is carried out almost exclusively through the application of toxic baits of restricted use. Here we evaluate a push‐pull strategy (i.e., the simultaneous use of attractant and repellent stimuli in order to divert pests) to manage LCAs Acromyrmex spp. in young willow plantations in the area of Delta of the Parana River, Argentina, a wetland ecosystem. First, we surveyed ants' selection of farmland vegetation during one year. Then, we estimated ants' preferences between the willow Salix babylonica and a subsample of plant species from farmland vegetation under laboratory conditions. Finally, we designed and performed a fully crossed experimental field assay to evaluate a push‐pull strategy by using farmland vegetation as pull stimulus. RESULTS: We surveyed 39 plant species in the area, 19 of which had been foraged by LCAs along the year. Plants were selected by species, not by abundance. In the lab, ants showed similar preference for the cultivated willow and the subsample of plant species. Push‐pull was the only treatment that maintained willow remaining vegetation above 60–80% at the end of the growing season. CONCLUSIONS: For the first time the push‐pull strategy was evaluated in social insects. We demonstrated that it can be successfully used to manage LCAs in young willow plantations. Our strategy generates biodiversity, which can improve the ecosystem functioning, and it can be easily implemented by producers since its design is based on regular willow plantations.
EEA Delta del Paraná
Fil: Perri, Daiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Biomoléculas; Argentina
Fil: Gorosito, Norma. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Zoología; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología; Argentina
Fil: Schilman, Pablo Ernesto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Biomoléculas; Argentina
Fil: Casaubón, Edgardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina
Fil: Dávila, Camila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Biomoléculas; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez, Patricia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones de Hidratos de Carbono; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Biomoléculas; Argentina
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Pest Management Science (First published: 08 August 2020)
Materia
Formicidae
Plagas de Plantas
Control de Plagas
Bosques
Plantaciones
Pests of Plants
Pest Control
Forests
Plantations
Hormigas
Ants
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spelling Push‐pull to manage leaf‐cutting ants: an effective strategy in forestry plantationsPerri, DaianaGorosito, NormaSchilman, Pablo ErnestoCasaubon, EdgardoDávila, CamilaFernandez, PatriciaFormicidaePlagas de PlantasControl de PlagasBosquesPlantacionesPests of PlantsPest ControlForestsPlantationsHormigasAntsBACKGROUND: Leaf‐cutting ants (LCAs) are amongst the most important forestry pests in South America. Currently, their control is carried out almost exclusively through the application of toxic baits of restricted use. Here we evaluate a push‐pull strategy (i.e., the simultaneous use of attractant and repellent stimuli in order to divert pests) to manage LCAs Acromyrmex spp. in young willow plantations in the area of Delta of the Parana River, Argentina, a wetland ecosystem. First, we surveyed ants' selection of farmland vegetation during one year. Then, we estimated ants' preferences between the willow Salix babylonica and a subsample of plant species from farmland vegetation under laboratory conditions. Finally, we designed and performed a fully crossed experimental field assay to evaluate a push‐pull strategy by using farmland vegetation as pull stimulus. RESULTS: We surveyed 39 plant species in the area, 19 of which had been foraged by LCAs along the year. Plants were selected by species, not by abundance. In the lab, ants showed similar preference for the cultivated willow and the subsample of plant species. Push‐pull was the only treatment that maintained willow remaining vegetation above 60–80% at the end of the growing season. CONCLUSIONS: For the first time the push‐pull strategy was evaluated in social insects. We demonstrated that it can be successfully used to manage LCAs in young willow plantations. Our strategy generates biodiversity, which can improve the ecosystem functioning, and it can be easily implemented by producers since its design is based on regular willow plantations.EEA Delta del ParanáFil: Perri, Daiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Biomoléculas; ArgentinaFil: Gorosito, Norma. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Zoología; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología; ArgentinaFil: Schilman, Pablo Ernesto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Biomoléculas; ArgentinaFil: Casaubón, Edgardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; ArgentinaFil: Dávila, Camila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Biomoléculas; ArgentinaFil: Fernandez, Patricia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones de Hidratos de Carbono; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Biomoléculas; ArgentinaWiley2020-09-29T13:20:59Z2020-09-29T13:20:59Z2020-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7985https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ps.60361526-498X1526-4998https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6036Pest Management Science (First published: 08 August 2020)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess2025-09-04T09:48:38Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/7985instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-04 09:48:38.859INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Push‐pull to manage leaf‐cutting ants: an effective strategy in forestry plantations
title Push‐pull to manage leaf‐cutting ants: an effective strategy in forestry plantations
spellingShingle Push‐pull to manage leaf‐cutting ants: an effective strategy in forestry plantations
Perri, Daiana
Formicidae
Plagas de Plantas
Control de Plagas
Bosques
Plantaciones
Pests of Plants
Pest Control
Forests
Plantations
Hormigas
Ants
title_short Push‐pull to manage leaf‐cutting ants: an effective strategy in forestry plantations
title_full Push‐pull to manage leaf‐cutting ants: an effective strategy in forestry plantations
title_fullStr Push‐pull to manage leaf‐cutting ants: an effective strategy in forestry plantations
title_full_unstemmed Push‐pull to manage leaf‐cutting ants: an effective strategy in forestry plantations
title_sort Push‐pull to manage leaf‐cutting ants: an effective strategy in forestry plantations
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Perri, Daiana
Gorosito, Norma
Schilman, Pablo Ernesto
Casaubon, Edgardo
Dávila, Camila
Fernandez, Patricia
author Perri, Daiana
author_facet Perri, Daiana
Gorosito, Norma
Schilman, Pablo Ernesto
Casaubon, Edgardo
Dávila, Camila
Fernandez, Patricia
author_role author
author2 Gorosito, Norma
Schilman, Pablo Ernesto
Casaubon, Edgardo
Dávila, Camila
Fernandez, Patricia
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Formicidae
Plagas de Plantas
Control de Plagas
Bosques
Plantaciones
Pests of Plants
Pest Control
Forests
Plantations
Hormigas
Ants
topic Formicidae
Plagas de Plantas
Control de Plagas
Bosques
Plantaciones
Pests of Plants
Pest Control
Forests
Plantations
Hormigas
Ants
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv BACKGROUND: Leaf‐cutting ants (LCAs) are amongst the most important forestry pests in South America. Currently, their control is carried out almost exclusively through the application of toxic baits of restricted use. Here we evaluate a push‐pull strategy (i.e., the simultaneous use of attractant and repellent stimuli in order to divert pests) to manage LCAs Acromyrmex spp. in young willow plantations in the area of Delta of the Parana River, Argentina, a wetland ecosystem. First, we surveyed ants' selection of farmland vegetation during one year. Then, we estimated ants' preferences between the willow Salix babylonica and a subsample of plant species from farmland vegetation under laboratory conditions. Finally, we designed and performed a fully crossed experimental field assay to evaluate a push‐pull strategy by using farmland vegetation as pull stimulus. RESULTS: We surveyed 39 plant species in the area, 19 of which had been foraged by LCAs along the year. Plants were selected by species, not by abundance. In the lab, ants showed similar preference for the cultivated willow and the subsample of plant species. Push‐pull was the only treatment that maintained willow remaining vegetation above 60–80% at the end of the growing season. CONCLUSIONS: For the first time the push‐pull strategy was evaluated in social insects. We demonstrated that it can be successfully used to manage LCAs in young willow plantations. Our strategy generates biodiversity, which can improve the ecosystem functioning, and it can be easily implemented by producers since its design is based on regular willow plantations.
EEA Delta del Paraná
Fil: Perri, Daiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Biomoléculas; Argentina
Fil: Gorosito, Norma. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Zoología; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología; Argentina
Fil: Schilman, Pablo Ernesto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Biomoléculas; Argentina
Fil: Casaubón, Edgardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina
Fil: Dávila, Camila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Biomoléculas; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez, Patricia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones de Hidratos de Carbono; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Biomoléculas; Argentina
description BACKGROUND: Leaf‐cutting ants (LCAs) are amongst the most important forestry pests in South America. Currently, their control is carried out almost exclusively through the application of toxic baits of restricted use. Here we evaluate a push‐pull strategy (i.e., the simultaneous use of attractant and repellent stimuli in order to divert pests) to manage LCAs Acromyrmex spp. in young willow plantations in the area of Delta of the Parana River, Argentina, a wetland ecosystem. First, we surveyed ants' selection of farmland vegetation during one year. Then, we estimated ants' preferences between the willow Salix babylonica and a subsample of plant species from farmland vegetation under laboratory conditions. Finally, we designed and performed a fully crossed experimental field assay to evaluate a push‐pull strategy by using farmland vegetation as pull stimulus. RESULTS: We surveyed 39 plant species in the area, 19 of which had been foraged by LCAs along the year. Plants were selected by species, not by abundance. In the lab, ants showed similar preference for the cultivated willow and the subsample of plant species. Push‐pull was the only treatment that maintained willow remaining vegetation above 60–80% at the end of the growing season. CONCLUSIONS: For the first time the push‐pull strategy was evaluated in social insects. We demonstrated that it can be successfully used to manage LCAs in young willow plantations. Our strategy generates biodiversity, which can improve the ecosystem functioning, and it can be easily implemented by producers since its design is based on regular willow plantations.
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