Melasse-voorziening om de mutualistische associatie van de biologische bestrijdingsstof Oecophylla smaragdina wevermieren met honingdauwproducerende plaaginsecten in pomelo in Thailand te verstoren KU Leuven
Oecophylla smaragdina weaver ants are important biocontrol agents of fruit crops in Thailand but their mutualistic association with honeydew-producing insect pests can result in an ineffectual crop protection and cause economic harm to farmers. I will take an innovative, application-oriented, and interdisciplinary approach by disrupting the weaver ant-Hemiptera mutualism in Thailand with sugarcane molasses as honeydew and sugar alternative in ...