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leafcutters - garden enemy nº1 - Acromyrmex octospinosus
These little plagues can strip a tree within a day, can destroy our crop of beans..
How did I identify them.. with another series I took today to make sure.
Here is the ultimate leafcutter guide
http://www.nisperal.org/docs/Zompopos_guiap114.pdf
''Acromyrmex octospinosus'' is a species of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus ''Acromyrmex''. It is found in the wild naturally in Central America ranging from southern Mexico down to Panama; and across northern South America in Venezuela.
Foundresses of the leaf-cutting ant ''Acromyrmex octospinosus'' forage for leaves as garden substrate . The fungal pellet and substrate usually are attached to rootlets, which are used as a platform for the garden. This arrangement.. more
