🆕(Re)view: "Can fake galls attract real helpers?" Laura Campbell highlights the main findings of Giannetti. D. and collegues new article about the effect of 3D-printed oak galls on the presence of arboreal ants, and its possible implications for future developments in pest management.
https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2024/10/11/can-fake-galls-attract-real-helpers/
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In their recent paper “Introducing 3D-printed oak galls as artificial nests for arboreal ants, with first results on leaf damage reduction on olive trees", Daniele Giannetti, Enrico Schifani, Marco Saccomano and Donato A. Grasso investigate
🆕Original Article: Introducing 3D-printed oak galls as artifcial nests for arboreal ants, with frst results on leaf damage reduction on olive trees
Giannetti, D., Schifani, E., Saccomano, M. & Grasso, D.A.
https://myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=1638&Itemid=444
#Hymenoptera #Formicidae #biostructures #artifcial #gall #new #technology
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