Evolution and status of Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius) as a pest control agent in citrus in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

By P. Van Mele, N. Cuc. 2000

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The weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an effective biological control agent of the red-banded thrips, Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in mango crops in the Northern Territory of Australia (2004, background): “Barzman et al. (1996), Van Mele and Cuc (2000) and Van Mele et al. (2002) suggested that weaver ants could be used in citrus orchards in Vietnam.”
Current status and potential of conservation biological control for agriculture in the developing world (2013, background): “Often, literature references mention the use of artificial food supplementation as farmer innovations (e.g., Van Mele and Cuc, 2000; Bentley, 2006), but do not document its effects as result of scientific experimentation.”
A masterpiece of evolution – Oecophylla weaver ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (2009, background): “1999, 2005), citrus orchards (VAN MELE & CUC 2000, VAN MELE & al.”
The influence of sociality on the conservation biology of social insects (2001, background): “Likewise, of the ``ecosystem services'' to people highlighted by Costanza et al. (1997), social insects contribute to at least three, namely soil formation, pollination and biological control (e.g. HoÈlldobler & Wilson 1990, p. 534; Van Mele & Cuc 2000).”