The Texas Leaf-Cutting Ant (Atta Texana Buckley) And Its ...
Smith, M. R. Excerpt from The Texas Leaf-Cutting Ant (Atta Texana Buckley) And Its Control in the Kisatchie National Forest of LouisianaThe attacks of this ant on young planted pine trees occur in the late fall, winter, and early spring when there is a dearth of other green foliage. The injury consists in the cutting off of the needles close to the bud of the seedling in longleaf pine and the cutting off of both the needles and bud, as well as girdling of ...