Parrilli, M., Profeta, M., Casoli, L., Gambirasio, F., Masetti, A., & Burgio, G. 2021 Use of Sugar Dispensers to Disrupt Ant Attendance and Improve Biological Control of Mealybugs in Vineyard. Insects doi.org/10.3390/insects12040330

Keywords:

ant association

biological control

Notes: Biological control by either wild or released natural enemies can be disrupted by tending ants, which create a strong association with mealybugs. In this paper, sugar dispensers were investigated as an ant management method to enhance parasitization and predation and eventually to reduce mealybug infestations.