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Are trunk barriers a sound field practice?

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Are trunk barriers a sound field practice?

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YES! Tree or vine trunk barriers are an ecologically sound cultural practice. This especially so for the complex management of ants. A sticky trunk barrier breaks the mutualism between ants on the ground and their Homopteran mutualists in the tree or vine canopies. This behavioral, non-pesticide management, without the use of pesticides, does not adversely affect their community structures in the soil habitat.