Open AccessTREE SPECIES SUSCEPTIBILITY TO LEAF-CUTTING ANTS ATTACK IN CARBON NEUTRALIZATION PLANTATIONS
Author(s) -
Vicente Toledo Machado de Morais,
Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine,
Mateus Comine Frades da Silva,
Bruno Leão Said Schettini,
Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino,
Indira Bifano Comini,
Paulo Henrique Villanova,
Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nativa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2318-7670
DOI - 10.31413/nativa.v9i5.12536
Subject(s) - sowing , neutralization , foraging , greenhouse gas , forestry , agroforestry , biology , agronomy , environmental science , ecology , geography , antibody , immunology
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions neutralize planting are one of the options for climate changes mitigating. Leaf-cutter ants attack is a threat to the plantations proper development. Ants have selective foraging, which makes it important to know this selectivity and, thus, choose more suitable species to neutralization planting compose. Thus, the goal of the present study was to evaluate the tree species susceptibility to be attacked by leaf-cutter ants in carbon neutralization plantations. The study was carried out in mixed plantations in Viçosa-MG and a classification was created for the present species. The Damage Index (DI) was created by multiplying the Mean of Severity (MS) and the Frequency of Attacks (FA). The species were classified according to the indication for neutralization plantations (indicated, moderately indicated, and not indicated) and potential species for the extraction of natural insecticides. From the 59 species evaluated, 22 were classified as suitable for neutralization plantations, 6 as moderately indicated, 24 as not indicated, and 7 as potential species for extracting natural insecticides.Keywords: forest carbon; pest control; carbon offset; mixed plantings.