Callejas-Chavero, A., Vargas-Mendoza, C.F., González-Villa, H., & Flores-Martínez, A. 2025 Effects of parasitism on the population growth of Toumeyella martinezae (Coccidae) in the presence of its mutualistic ant Liometopum apiculatum (Formicidae) in an arid region of central Mexico. Insects 16: 1002

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ant association

biological control

distribution

ecology

host

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Notes: In this study, we evaluate the potential of M. toumeyellus as a biological control agent against T. martinezae and examine how the presence of L. apiculatum influences this interaction. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16101002

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