PATHOGENICITY OF ISOLATES OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI TO WORKERS OF Acromyrmex heyeri (Forel, 1899) (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) [PDF]
, 2023 Leaf-cutting ants stand out among the main pests of agricultural and forestry crops. Chemical control is the most used method to control these insect pests, requiring the development of techniques that are less harmful to the environment.
Costa, Ervandil Corrêa +5 more
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Do Atta sexdens rubropilosa workers prepare leaves and bait pellets in similar ways to their symbiotic fungus? [PDF]
, 2015 Leaf-cutting ants rely on the obligate symbiosis with a fungus, Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, on which they feed. This fungus garden is maintained preferentially with green leaves in combination with other tissues of plant origin.
Camargo, Roberto da Silva +4 more
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Formigas cultivadoras de fungos: estado da arte e direcionamento para pesquisas futuras. [PDF]
, 2016 A tribo Attini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) compreende 14 gêneros com aproximadamente 230 espécies de formigas descritas que estão envolvidas em um mutualismo obrigatório com fungos.
NICKELE, M. A. +3 more
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A bibliography of the leaf-cutting ants, Atta spp. and Acromyrmex spp., up to 1975 [PDF]
, 1989 not ...
Cherrett, F. J., Cherrett, J. M.
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Magnitude and drivers of greenhouse gas emission from ant nests [PDF]
, 2021 Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission is a worldwide concern, making the identification of emission sources and their magnitude an urgent issue. Ants release large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) from their nests.
Caiafa, Luana
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Formigas cortadeiras em sistemas de integração lavoura-pecuária-floresta - iLPF: fundamentos para o controle. [PDF]
, 2014 bitstream/item/95731/1/CT-331-Porfirio ...
MARTINS, M. F. de O. +3 more
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Leaf-Cutter Ants and Microbial Control [PDF]
, 2018 The attini tribe comprises fungusgrowing ants, such as the basal Apterostigma and other more specialized genera, including the higher attine and the ones that cut the fresh plant tissue (Atta and Acromyrmex), maintaining an obligatory mutualistic ...
Arnosti, André +6 more
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Parasitoids of Acromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Leaf-Cutting Ants in Continuous and Fragmented Atlantic Forest [PDF]
, 2013 Fragmentation of the habitat is a major threat to biodiversity in Atlantic forest. Parasitoids seem to be particularly susceptible to habitat fragmentation.
Elizalde, Luciana +1 more
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Leucoagaricus gongylophorus confere proteção para Atta sexdens contra extratos vegetais [PDF]
, 2022 Plant extracts have been considered for the control the leaf-cutting ants. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the survival leaf-cutting worker ants after topical application of Ageratum conyzoides (mentrasto) and Manihot esculenta (cassava ...
Avelino, Deise Santos +4 more
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Foraging behavior of leaf cutting ants: How do workers search for their food? [PDF]
, 2015 Forager ants search for adequate food sources in nature and, after their discovery, decide whether the source is suitable or not for the colony. However, we asked “How do workers seek out the substrate for cultivation of the symbiontic fungus on which ...
Camargo, Roberto da Silva +2 more
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