Ants and Biological Control

Barzman Marco, 2000. Weaver ants in orchards and groves. In Stoll G. (ed.), 2000. Natural Crop Protection in the Tropics. pp. 99-100. related work

Barzman Marco and Kent M. Daane, 2001. Host-handling behaviours in parasitoids of the black scale: A case for ant-mediated evolution. Journal of Animal Ecology, 70: 237-247.

Sinzogan A.A.C., P. Van Mele and J.-F. Vayssieres, 2008; Implications of on-farm research for local knowledge related to fruit flies and the weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda in mango production; International journal of Pest Management, 54 (3 (July-Sept.)), p. 241-246. link to abstract and pdf

Van Mele Paul, 2000. Evaluating farmers knowledge, perceptions and practices: a case study of pest management by fruit farmers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Wageningen (NL): 229 p.

Van Mele Paul and Ho Van Chien, 2004. Farmers, Biodiversity and Plant Protection: developing a learning environment for sustainable tree cropping systems. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2(1): 67-76

Van Mele Paul & Nguyen Thi Thu Cuc, 2003. Ants as Friends: Improving your Tree Crops with Weaver Ants. CABI Bioscience. pp. 67. ISBN 958-97218-2-6. related work

Van Mele Paul and Nguyen Thi Thu Cuc, 2000. Evolution and status of Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius) as a pest control agent in citrus in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. International Journal of Pest Management, 46(4): 295-301

Van Mele Paul, Nguyen Thi Thu Cuc, & A. Van Huis. 2002. Direct and indirect influences of weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina husbandry on citrus farmers' pest perceptions and management practices. International Journal of Pest Management, 48 (3), 225-232. related work

Van Mele Paul, T.V. Hai, O. Thas and A. Van Huis, 2002. Influence of pesticide information sources on citrus farmers' knowledge, perception and practices in pest management, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. International Journal of Pest Management, 48 (2), 169-177. related work

Van Mele Paul, V. Mai, H.V. Chien and Nguyen Thi Thu Cuc (eds.), 2001. Weaver Ants: A Golden Opportunity. Proceedings of Citrus Farmer Workshop, February 2001, Tien Giang, Vietnam. CABI Bioscience, pp. 25. related work

Van Mele Paul, A. Salahuddin and N.P. Nagor 2005. Innovations in Rural Extension: Case Studies from Bangladesh, CABI Publishing, 320 p.

Van Mele Paul and V.T. Truyen, 2002. Observations and farmer experimentation with predatory ants. LEISA, 18(1): 28-29. related work

Van Mele Paul and A.K.M. Zakaria, 2002. The Innovation Tree: A new PRA tool to reveal the innovation adoption and diffusion process. PLA Notes 45, 49-53. London: IIED.