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5 October 2023 Solenopsis geminata: First Report as a Persistent Pest of Manzano Pepper Harvested in the Northern Highlands of Puebla, Mexico
Mariana Flores-Hernández, Jorge Ariel Torres Castillo, Wendy Abril Coyotl-Pérez, Eric Reyes-Cervantes, Madaí Rosas-Mejía, Nemesio Villa-Ruano
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Abstract

The native ant Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804) is a continuous pest of manzano pepper plants (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz and Pav.) cultivated in the northern highlands of Puebla, Mexico. This is the first report of S. geminata substantially affecting planations of manzano pepper in disturbed mesophyll rainforest of Mexico. This study is the first step toward further strategies to control this species of fire ant.

La especie nativa Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804) es una plaga continua de plantas del chile manzano (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz and Pav.) cultivado en la sierra norte de Puebla. Este es el primer reporte de S. geminata afectando sustancialmente plantaciones de chile manzano en bosque mesófilo de montaña perturbado de México. Este estudio es el primer paso hacia estrategias futuras para el control de esta especie de hormiga de fuego.

Mariana Flores-Hernández, Jorge Ariel Torres Castillo, Wendy Abril Coyotl-Pérez, Eric Reyes-Cervantes, Madaí Rosas-Mejía, and Nemesio Villa-Ruano "Solenopsis geminata: First Report as a Persistent Pest of Manzano Pepper Harvested in the Northern Highlands of Puebla, Mexico," Southwestern Entomologist 48(3), 725-728, (5 October 2023). https://doi.org/10.3958/059.048.0325
Published: 5 October 2023
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