Ants could save fruit and nut farmers in Africa millions of dollars, and help them gain access to lucrative organic food markets. The African weaver ant is a highly effective predator of fruit flies and other fruit-hungry insects, that routinely destroy fruit crops. While the use of these ants as a form of biological control is not new –Read More …
Ants recruited to defend African farmers’ livelihoods
28 January, 2011 by (comments)Filed Under: Africa @en, Regions