Myrmecol. News 11: 106; printable
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.25849/myrmecol.news_011:106
- Open Access: CC BY 4.0
- Year: 2008
- Title: Van Mele, P. & Cuc, N.T.T. 2007: Ants as friends: Improving your tree crops with weaver ants (2nd edition). – Africa Rice Centre (WARDI), Cotonou, Benin, and CABI, Engham, UK, 72 pp.
- Journal: Myrmecological News
- Volume: 11
- Pages: 106
- Type of contribution: Book Review
- Supplementary material: No
- Abstract: Africa Rice Centre (WARDI), Cotonou, Benin and Cabi, Engham, Uk, 72 pp. Isbn 92 9113 3116. The book in either French or English can be ordered, free of costs, at the Africa Rice Center (WARDA) by contacting Ms. Jacinta Achuzia at j.achuzia@cgiar.org Prof. Dr. Jonathan Majer, Department of Environmental Biology, Curtin University of Technology, Po Box U1987, Perth, Wa 6845, Australia. E-mail: j.majer@curtin.edu.au Myrmecol. News 11: 106 (online 13 June 2008) Issn 1994-4136 (print), Issn 1997-3500 (online) Received 10 April 2008; accepted 10 April 2008 The value of weaver ants (Oecophylla) for limiting tree crops has been realised by southern Chinese farmers since times of antiquity. The idea was further developed in the 1960's and 70's by overseas-aid scientists working in East and West Africa, where Oecophylla and other beneficial species such as Tetramorium aculeatum became incorporated into recommendations for integrated pest management schemes. Uptake of these schemes by…
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- Publisher: The Austrian Society of Entomofaunistics
- ISSN: Print: 1994-4136 - Online: 1997-3500