The Genome Sequence of the Leaf-Cutter Ant Atta cephalotes Reveals Insights into Its Obligate Symbiotic Lifestyle [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2011 Leaf-cutter ants are one of the most important herbivorous insects in the Neotropics, harvesting vast quantities of fresh leaf material. The ants use leaves to cultivate a fungus that serves as the colony's primary food source.
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Immunity and survival response of Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae) workers to Metarhizium anisopliae infection: Potential role of their associated microbiota. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Leaf-cutting ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex are at constant risk of epizootics due to their dense living conditions and frequent social interactions between genetically related individuals.
Sandra Milena Valencia-Giraldo +5 more
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Potential present and future distributions of the genus Atta of Mexico. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Temperature and precipitation influence insect distribution locally and drive large-scale biogeographical patterns. We used current and future climate data from the CHELSA database to create ensemble species distribution models for three Atta leaf ...
Jorge A Gómez-Díaz +3 more
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Insecticidal and Cholinesterase Activity of Dichloromethane Extracts of Tithonia diversifolia on Atta cephalotes Worker Ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Leaf-cutter ants are agricultural and urban pests that defy chemical control methods. Laboratory and field studies have revealed repellent and insecticidal activity by the extracts of Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae), known as Mexican sunflower, as a ...
Kriss D. Pantoja-Pulido +5 more
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Effect of Tithonia diversifolia mulch on Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nests. [PDF]
J Insect Sci, 2015 Recent studies have shown an insecticidal effect of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) Gray (Asterales: Asteraceae) foliage on workers of Atta cephalotes L. and inhibitory effects of this plant on the growth of the symbiotic fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (A. Müler) Singer. To evaluate the potential of T.
Rodríguez J, Montoya-Lerma J, Calle Z.
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Spores of Beauveria bassiana and Trichoderma lignorum as a bioinsecticide for the control of Atta cephalotes [PDF]
Biological Research, 2019 Background The leafcutter ant (Atta cephalotes) is associated with losses in the agricultural sector, due to its defoliating activity; for its control, biological, mechanical and chemical methods have been developed, the latter associated with adverse ...
Fabian Felipe Fernandez Daza +6 more
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Mammalogy Notes, 2017 During a 6-months research carried out in the Robles village (Jamundí municipality, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia) in 2014, bat feces were collected to determine the diet of fruit-eating bats. This study area included farms and tropical dry forest
Sebastián Montoya-Bustamante +1 more
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Caste- and environment-associated differential expression of olfactory receptors in pest ants [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAs human society continues to grow and evolve, so does the need for effective pest management strategies. Olfactory-mediated control methods, such as attractant and repellent compounds, are a proposed strategy for mitigating the damaging effects of some ...
Kayli R. Sieber +10 more
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Bacterial communities of fungus-growing ant queens are species-specific and suggest vertical transmission. [PDF]
PLoS ONEMultipartite symbioses are inherently complex, involving dynamic ecological interactions between organisms with intertwined yet distinct evolutionary histories.
Victoria A Sadowski +4 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 The social Hymenoptera have distinct larval and adult stages separated by metamorphosis, which implies striking remodeling of external and internal body structures during the pupal stage.
Mariya Zhukova +2 more
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