Expansion of the geographic range of Cyatta abscondita Sosa-Calvo et al., 2013 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
, 2016 The presence of the recently described fungus-farming ant genus and species Cyatta abscondita is reported in the northwestern region of Misiones Province in Argentina. A single worker of C.
Filloy, Julieta +4 more
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Biocontrol of leucoagaricus gongylophorus of leaf-cutting ants with the mycoparasitic agent trichoderma koningiopsis [PDF]
, 2016 Leaf-cutting ants are one of the main agricultural and agroforestry pests in the Neotropic region. The essential food source of these ants is Leucoagaricus gongylophorus.
Bich, Gustavo Angel +3 more
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Comparative FISH-mapping of TTAGG telomeric sequences to the chromosomes of leafcutter ants (Formicidae, Myrmicinae): is the insect canonical sequence conserved? [PDF]
Comparative Cytogenetics, 2020 Telomeric sequences are conserved across species. The most common sequence reported among insects is (TTAGG)n, but its universal occurrence is not a consensus because other canonical motifs have been reported.
Carini Picardi Moraes de Castro +3 more
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A single Streptomyces symbiont makes multiple antifungals to support the fungus farming ant Acromyrmex octospinosus [PDF]
, 2013 Attine ants are dependent on a cultivated fungus for food and use antibiotics produced by symbiotic Actinobacteria as weedkillers in their fungus gardens. Actinobacterial species belonging to the genera Pseudonocardia, Streptomyces and Amycolatopsis have
Barke, Joerg +6 more
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Combate sistemático de formigas-cortadeiras com iscas granuladas, em eucaliptais com cultivo mínimo [PDF]
Revista Árvore, 2003 Avaliou-se a eficiência do combate sistemático de formigas-cortadeiras em áreas de reforma de eucalipto com cultivo mínimo, na Celulose Nipo-Brasileira S.A., em Belo Oriente, Minas Gerais, de setembro a dezembro de 1996.
Ronald Zanetti +4 more
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Chemical warfare between leafcutter ant symbionts and a co-evolved pathogen
Nature Communications, 2018 Acromyrmex ants cultivate fungus gardens that can be parasitized by Escovopsis sp., leading to colony collapse. Here, Heine et al. identify two secondary metabolites produced by Escovopsis that accumulate in Acromyrmex tissue, reduce behavioural defenses
Daniel Heine +13 more
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Putting the waste out: a proposed mechanism for transmission of the mycoparasite Escovopsis between leafcutter ant colonies [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 The attine ant system is a remarkable example of symbiosis. An antagonistic partner within this system is the fungal parasite Escovopsis, a genus specific to the fungal gardens of the Attini.
Juliana O. Augustin +4 more
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Ciência Florestal, 2014 A busca por novos métodos de manejo e controle de formigas-cortadeiras vem sendo enfoque de inúmeros estudos pelo país, impulsionada por aspectos econômicos e ambientais.
João Luis Osório Rosado +6 more
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Interaction specificity between leaf-cutting ants and vertically transmitted Pseudonocardia bacteria [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND : The obligate mutualism between fungus-growing ants and microbial symbionts offers excellent opportunities to study the specificity and stability of multi-species interactions.
Boomsma, Jacobus J. +3 more
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Daily Foraging Activity of Acromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Leaf-cutting ants
Sociobiology, 2016 Leaf-cutting ants are well-known insects due to their remarkable activity as herbivores and the considerable economic damage they cause to many crops.
Mariane Aparecida Nickele +3 more
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