The impact of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) pesticide policy on the management of leaf-cutting ants and termites in certified forests in Brazil

Zanúncio, José Cola; Lemes, Pedro Guilherme; Antunes, Luciana R.; Maia, J. L. S.; Mendes, José Eduardo P.; Tanganelli, Kaliana M.; Salvador, Jonas Felipe; Serrão, J. E.

doi:10.1007/s13595-016-0548-3

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“…The monitoring and quantification of damage in forest areas attacked by insect pests using satellite images helps in decision-making processes, making it possible to reduce wood losses [19], environmental impacts, and the use of chemicals for pest control. This meets the requirements of forest certification agencies, such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) [25][26][27][28] and the Brazilian Forest Certification Program (CERFLOR) [26].…”

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confidence: 81%

Remote Sensing to Detect Nests of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Teak Plantations

Santos

Oumar

et al. 2019

Remote Sensing

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Leaf-cutting ants of the genus Atta are an important insect pest in forest plantations in many countries of South America. The objective of this work was to evaluate the potential for using Landsat-8 images, with medium spatial resolution and distributed free of charge, to detect leaf-cutting ant nests in Tectona grandis plantations in Brazil, using partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). The regression model adjusted by PLS-DA selected three principal components with a cross-validation error of 0.275 to map and predict the presence of leaf-cutting ant nests in these plantations. The most important bands and vegetation indices were selected using the main variables in the projection (VIP) and predicted pixels with the presence or absence of leaf-cutting ant nests with an accuracy of 72.3% on an independent validation data set. The study indicates that Landsat-8 OLI images have the potential to detect and map leaf-cutting ant nests in T. grandis plantations.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Remote Sensing to Detect Nests of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Teak Plantations

Santos

Oumar

et al. 2019

Remote Sensing

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“…This is especially interesting since the use of the main active ingredients for leaf-cutting ant control (sulfluramid and fipronil) is not recommended, being only possible due to the derogation approved by the Forest Stewardship Council, an important voluntary certification system of sustainable forest management (Zanuncio et al, 2016).…”

Section: Suscetibilidade De Operárias De Atta Sexdens Tratadas Com O mentioning

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Susceptibility of Atta sexdens worker ants treated with the immunosuppressant Sandimmun Neoral to Metarhizium anisopliae

Dornelas

Sarmento

Pedro‐Neto

et al. 2017

Pesq. agropec. bras.

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-The objective of this work was to evaluate if the immunosuppressant Sandimmun Neoral enhances the activity of Metarhizium anisopliae against the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens. The vulnerability to the pathogen was measured by comparing the mortality rate of worker ants subjected to the following treatments: immunosuppressant+control, immunosuppressant+M. anisopliae, excipient+control, excipient+M. anisopliae, control+M. anisopliae, and control. Worker ants treated with immunosuppressant+M. anisopliae showed the highest mortality rate in comparison with those subjected to all other treatments. The use of the immunosuppressant together with entomopathogenic fungus controlled leaf-cutting ants in laboratory conditions. Index terms: biological control, Formicidae, immunity, immunosuppression. Suscetibilidade de operárias de Atta sexdens tratadas com o imunossupressor Sandimmun Neoral a Metarhizium anisopliaeResumo -O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar se o imunossupressor Sandimmun Neoral favorece a atividade de Metarhizium anisopliae contra a formiga cortadeira Atta sexdens. A vulnerabilidade ao patógeno foi medida ao se comparar a mortalidade de operárias expostas aos seguintes tratamentos: imunossupressor+controle, imunossupressor+M. anisopliae, excipiente+controle, excipiente+M. anisopliae, controle+M. anisopliae e controle. Operárias tratadas com imunossupressor+M. anisopliae apresentaram a maior taxa de mortalidade em comparação às submetidas a todos os outros tratamentos. O uso do imunossupressor juntamente com fungo entomopatogênico controlou as formigas cortadeiras em condições de laboratório.Termos para indexação: controle biológico, Formicidae, imunidade, imunossupressão.

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“…Deltamethrin, fipronil, fenitrothion, and sulfluramid, widely used for leaf-cutting ants and root termite control in Brazilian forestry, are now prohibited and in the FSC derogation process (except fenithrotion) (Zanuncio et al 2016). Fipronil and sulfluramid are considered highly hazardous pesticides because of their acute toxicity to mammals and birds.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Deltamethrin and fenithrotion were also listed for this and because they are considered endocrine-disrupting chemicals and may exhibit acute toxicity to aquatic organisms (FSC 2015a; FSC 2015b). The FSC is thus prohibiting all registered and effective pesticides that, at present, represent the only viable technique for the control of leaf-cutting ants (Britto et al 2016;Zanuncio et al 2016). Poorly implemented control or total lack of control of leaf-cutting ants in Brazilian forest plantations can drastically affect the productivity and profitability of any forest plantation business, especially in the early years (Cantarelli et al 2008;Matrangolo et al 2010;Reis Filho et al 2011).…”

Section: Responsible Editor: Philippe Garriguesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) pesticide policy and integrated pest management in certified tropical plantations

Lemes

Zanúncio

Serrão

et al. 2016

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) was the first non-governmental organization composed of multi-stakeholders to ensure the social, environmental, and economic sustainability of forest resources. FSC prohibits certain chemicals and active ingredients in certified forest plantations. A company seeking certification must discontinue use of products so listed and many face problems to comply with these constraints. The aim of this study was to assess the impacts of certification on pest management from the perspective of Brazilian private forestry sector. Ninety-three percent of Brazilian FSC-certified forest companies rated leaf-cutting ants as "very important" pests. Chemical control was the most important management technique used and considered very important by 82 % of respondents. The main chemical used to control leaf-cutting ants, sulfluramid, is in the derogation process and was classified as very important by 96.5 % of the certified companies. Certified companies were generally satisfied in relation to FSC certification and the integrated management of forest pests, but 27.6 % agreed that the prohibitions of pesticides for leaf-cutting ant and termite control could be considered as a non-tariff barrier on high-productivity Brazilian forest plantations. FSC forest certification has encouraged the implementation of more sustainable techniques and decisions in pest management in forest plantations in Brazil. The prohibition on pesticides like sulfluramid and the use of alternatives without the same efficiency will result in pest mismanagement, production losses, and higher costs. This work has shown that the application of global rules for sustainable forest management needs to adapt to each local reality.

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The impact of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) pesticide policy on the management of leaf-cutting ants and termites in certified forests in Brazil

Cited by 34 publications

References 44 publications

Remote Sensing to Detect Nests of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Teak Plantations

Remote Sensing to Detect Nests of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Teak Plantations

Susceptibility of Atta sexdens worker ants treated with the immunosuppressant Sandimmun Neoral to Metarhizium anisopliae

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) pesticide policy and integrated pest management in certified tropical plantations

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