Published March 2009 | Version v1
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Occurrence of Solenopsis saevissima F Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) damaging Schizolobium amazonicum

Creators

  • 1. EMBRAPA Amazonia Oriental, Belem, PA (Brazil). Lab. de Entomologia
  • 2. Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belem, PA (Brazil). Coordenacao de Pesquisas em Zoologia. Setor de Invertebrados

Description

Injuries by Solenopsis saevissima F Smith in parica (Schizolobium amazonicum) trees are described for the first time in Dom Eliseu County, Para State, Brazil. This ant damages leaves and the shaft where holes and galleries are opened up to the plant shoot. Terminal and new shoots are attacked and destroyed, harming the development of upright and uniform trunks for commercialization. Arboreal nests constructed by this ant were also observed in some plants. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ne/v38n2/v38n2a19.pdf

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Portuguese)
Danos de Solenopsis saevissima F Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) em Parica, Schizolobium amazonicum

Identifiers

URL
http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ne/v38n2/v38n2a19.pdf;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Neotropical Entomology (Impresso)
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 285-288
ISSN
1519-566X

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
40070247
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
AGRICULTURE; ANTS; CROPS; LEGUMINOSAE; PEST CONTROL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONS; TREES
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; CONTROL; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTS; INVERTEBRATES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPSIDA; PLANTS

Optional Information

Notes
refs., 2 figs., tabs.