Effects of the Trophobiont Herbivore Calloconophora pugionata (Hemiptera) on Ant Fauna Associated with Myrcia obovata (Myrtaceae) in a Montane Tropical Forest

Table 1

Scheme represented the sampling design of the experiment.

	Experiment (two months)
Groups^1	Period 1^2	Period 2^2	Period 3^2	Period 4^2
	(Two weeks)	(Two weeks)	(Two weeks)	(Two weeks)
Treatment (10 plants)	3 colonies^3	2 colonies^3	1 colony^3	No colonies^3
Control (10 plants)	No colonies^3	No colonies^3	No colonies^3	No colonies^3

¹The same plants were monitored in all periods.
²Six days of observations per period.
³Colonies of Calloconophora pugionata per tree.