Testing ant predation on the coffee berry borer in shaded and sun coffee plantations in Colombia

By I. Armbrecht, M. Gallego. 2007

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Subfields: Ecology, Genetics, Insect Science

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A Review of Ecosystem Services, Farmer Livelihoods, and Value Chains in Shade Coffee Agroecosystems (2011, background): “Ants are more important predators in shaded coffee farms than in sun farms (Armbrecht and Gallego 2007) and functional or behavioral diversity of predatory species within coffee agroecosystems may enhance ecosystem services in general (Philpott et al. 2009; Van Bael et al. 2008).”
Ecosystem services by birds and bees to coffee in a changing climate: A review of coffee berry borer control and pollination (2019, background): “…example, there is growing evidence that different species of ground-andcoffee foraging ants contribute to CBB control (Philpott and Armbrecht, 2006; Armbrecht and Gallego, 2007; Larsen and Philpott, 2010; Gonthier et al., 2013; De la Mora et al., 2015; Morris and Perfecto, 2016; Morris et al.,…”
Comparison of organic and conventional farms: challenging ecologists to make biodiversity functional (2008, background): “However, synergistic effects of predators led to greater suppression of aphids in an alfalfa system (Cardinale et al. 2003), and increased ant diversity may enhance predation of borers in coffee ecosystems (Armbrecht and Gallego 2007).”
Ants defend coffee from berry borer colonization (2013, background): “Ant biodiversity is high in many coffee plantations and ants attack and prey on many coffee pests, including the coffee berry borer (CBB; Hypothenemus hampei [Ferrari] [Coleoptera: Scolytidae]) (Armbrecht and Gallego 2007; Philpott and Armbrecht 2006; Vander-meer et al. 2010).”
An indicator framework for assessing livelihood resilience in the context of social–ecological dynamics (2014, background): “Crop diversification can improve resilience through pest and disease suppression (e.g. Krupinsky et al., 2002; Armbrecht and Gallego, 2007), through the different characteristics of the crops that respond differently to climatic stress, thereby maintaining functional capacity compared to nondiverse…”
Shade is conducive to coffee rust as compared to full sun exposure under standardized fruit load conditions (2012, background): “Such is the casewith birds (Moguel and Toledo, 1999) and ants (Philpott and Armbrecht, 2006) which are able to prey on the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) (Armbrecht and Gallego, 2007; Kellermann et al., 2008).”
Resilience in Agriculture through Crop Diversification: Adaptive Management for Environmental Change (2011, background): “It has also been observed that predatory ground-dwelling ants are attracted to and prey upon the coffee berry borer, a major pest of coffee production, with greater efficiency in diversified coffee systems when compared with unshaded mon-ocultures (Armbrecht and Gallego 2007).”