Firewood as a pathway for insectintroductions. What are the risks of ant invasions in Patagonia?
Firewood can act as a long-distance dispersal vector for wood-infesting insects both within and among countries. Recently, we detected the alien carpenter ant Camponotus mus in firewood transported from central Argentina to Patagonia. This species generates significant economic losses in its native...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Asociación Argentina de Ecología
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Ecología Austral |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/478 |
| Summary: | Firewood can act as a long-distance dispersal vector for wood-infesting insects both within and among countries. Recently, we detected the alien carpenter ant Camponotus mus in firewood transported from central Argentina to Patagonia. This species generates significant economic losses in its native range and has invader potential. Moreover, global warming and the increasing anthropogenic disturbance in Patagonian ecosystems make them highly susceptible to insect invasions. This is especially alarming considering the current lack of sanitary controls of incoming goods into the region. To prevent insect introductions via firewood, it is crucial to implement a joint effort among the scientific community, control organisms, government and end user.
https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.17.27.2.0.478
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| ISSN: | 0327-5477 1667-782X |