Burgio, G., Magagnoli, S., Casoli, L., Profeta, M., Grasso, D.A., Schifani, E., Giannetti, D., & Parrilli, M. 2025 Use of sugar dispensers at lower density can decrease mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) infestation in vineyards by disrupting ants. Insects 16: 468
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Notes: In the present study, a field trial was carried out within an important vineyard cultivation area of northern Italy with the aim of testing a lower density (80/ha) of sugar dispenser to facilitate the practicality of a sugar-provisioning ant management system. The sugar dispensers tested, along with predators and parasitoid release, were effective in reducing mealybug infestations by 22% and resulted in a double increase in larval density of the predator Cryptolaemus mountrouzieri Mulsant. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16050468
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