Identification of a novel plant-derived attractant for Acromyrmex lobicornis leaf-cutting ants [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2019 : Leaf-cutting ants are considered major pests of agriculture and forestry in the Neotropics. Attractive toxic baits are the prevailing method for managing them.
ANDREA M. ALMA +3 more
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Efecto de los nidos de Acromyrmex lobicornis (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) sobre la descomposición de hojarasca, en el desierto del Monte [PDF]
Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica, 2018 La descomposición es un proceso fundamental de los ecosistemas. En ambientes áridos y semiáridos, estos procesos se ralentizan debido a las condiciones climáticas desfavorables para la actividad microbiana, por lo que, organismos como las hormigas se ...
Ana Laura Navas Romero +2 more
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Actividad forrajera de Acromyrmex lobicornis Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) en un pastizal natural semiárido de la provincia de La Pampa (Argentina) [PDF]
Ecología Austral, 1997 En este trabajo se realizó una evaluación cualitativa y cuantitativa del material acarreado a los hormigueros por Acromyrmex lobicornis en un pastizal-arbustal del Parque Nacional Lihue Calel. La actividad forrajera se concentró en dicotiledóneas.
Alberto Pilati +2 more
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Foraging of Psilocybe basidiocarps by the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex lobicornis in Santa Fé, Argentina. [PDF]
Springerplus, 2013 It is generally accepted that material collected by leaf-cutting ants of the genus Acromyrmex consists solely of plant matter, which is used in the nest as substrate for a symbiotic fungus providing nutrition to the ants. There is only one previous report of any leaf-cutting ant foraging directly on fungal basidiocarps.Basidiocarps of Psilocybe ...
Masiulionis VE, Weber RW, Pagnocca FC.
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Patrones de cosecha de Acromyrmex lobicornis (Formicidae: Attini) en un pastizal del Parque Nacional Lihué Calel, La Pampa, Argentina [PDF]
Ecología Austral, 1996 En el Parque NacionalLihué Calelse analizaron, durante 5 días en cada estación,los patrones de cosecha diaria promedio de la hormiga cortadora de hojas Acromyrmex lobicornis.
Alberto Pilati, Estela Quirán
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The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2018 Leaf-cutting ants are key organisms because their role as primary consumers and potential agricultural pests. However, their foraging ecology was mostly studied as response of extrinsic factors such as climate and plant species traits.
Laura Elizabeth Jofre +3 more
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Behavioral strategies of phorid parasitoids and responses of their hosts, the leaf-cutting ants. [PDF]
J Insect Sci, 2012 Host-searching and oviposition behaviors of parasitoids, and defensive responses of the hosts, are fundamental in shaping the ecology of host-parasitoid interactions.
Elizalde L, Folgarait PJ.
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Successful invasions of hymenopteran insects into NW Patagonia [PDF]
Ecología Austral, 1998 We describe the successful invasion of hymenopteran insects into NW Patagonia. We analyse the importance of the invading species and the characteristics of the invaded community, as well as the role of disturbance on the invasion process, by presenting ...
Alejandro G. Farji-Brener +1 more
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OCORRÊNCIA DE FORMIGAS CORTADEIRAS NA REGIÃO DA DEPRESSÃO CENTRAL DO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2002 Com o objetivo de identificar as espécies de formigas cortadeiras que existem na região da Depressão Central do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, de verificar sua predominância e distribuição geográfica, realizou-se um levantamento em 51 municípios.
Douglas D. Grürzmacher +2 more
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Coping with temperature extremes: thermal tolerance and behavioral plasticity in desert leaf-cutting ants (Hymeno ptera: Formicidae) across an altitudinal gradient [PDF]
, 2020 Current approaches to assess and predict the impact of climate warming on ectotherms are largely based on their physiological sensitivity to temperature.
Aranda Rickert, Adriana Marina +2 more
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