Occurrence of Solenopsis saevissima F Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Damaging Schizolobium amazonicum

Submitted by Francileila Silva ([email protected]) on 2010-09-23T13:01:51Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Neotropical Entomology v38 n2 2009 LUNZ.pdf: 2372062 bytes, checksum: 1561a360997bfea643331775c056f46b (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Francileila Silva([email protected]) on 2010-09-23T22:57:04Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Neotropical Entomology v38 n2 2009 LUNZ.pdf: 2372062 bytes, checksum: 1561a360997bfea643331775c056f46b (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2010-09-23T22:57:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Neotropical Entomology v38 n2 2009 LUNZ.pdf: 2372062 bytes, checksum: 1561a360997bfea643331775c056f46b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03Injuries by Solenopsis saevissima F Smith in paricá (Schizolobium amazonicum) trees are described for the fi rst time in Dom Eliseu County, Pará State, Brazil. This ant damages leaves and the shaft where holes and galleries are opened up to the plant shoot. Terminal and new shoots are attacked and destroyed, harming the development of upright and uniform trunks for commercialization. Arboreal nests constructed by this ant were also observed in some plants