New Tools for Conservation Biological Control: Testing Ant-Attracting Artificial Nectaries to Employ Ants as Plant Defenders

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 (EF...

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Autores principales: Schifani, Enrico, Castracani, Cristina, Giannetti, Daniele, Spotti, Fiorenza Augusta, Reggiani, Roberto, Leonardi, Stefano, Mori, Alessandra, Grasso, Donato Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7074267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32079350
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11020129

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7074267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32079350
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11020129

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