EntomoBrasilis, 2018 . The communication between leaf-cutting ants occurs through chemical interactions and sound, which are important processes in the complex social system of these organisms.
Amanda Aparecida Carlos +3 more
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Trichome Removal by Hitchhikers in Two Leaf-cutting Ant Species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2014 Despite the known evidence that hitchhiker ants protect workers against attack by phorid parasitoids, several alternative hypotheses are suggested for the occurrence of hitchhikers on leaf-cutting ants. One hypothesis suggests that hitchhikers clean leaf
Leandro Sousa-Souto
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Black Fungi and Hydrocarbons: An Environmental Survey for Alkylbenzene Assimilation. [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 Environmental pollution with alkylbenzene hydrocarbons such as toluene is a recurring phenomenon. Their toxicity and harmful effect on people and the environment drive the search for sustainable removal techniques such as bioremediation, which is based ...
Baron NC +5 more
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First record of the occurrence and abundance of phorids (Diptera: Phoridae) associated with leaf-cutting ants of the genus Atta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the municipality of Cruz das Almas-BA [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2020 As formigas cortadeiras do gênero Atta são consideradas uma das principais pragas florestais e agrícolas. Atualmente, o controle químico com iscas granuladas é considerado o mais eficiente, porém, com a adoção inadequada de manejo pode prejudicar ...
Tamires Doroteo Souza +1 more
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Isocycloseram: A new active ingredient for leaf-cutting ants control. [PDF]
PLoS ONELeaf-cutting ants are the most important pests in several cropping systems in the Neotropics. Granulated baits containing active ingredients, considered hazardous by the Stockholm Convention, are the usual method to control these ants. Isocycloseram is a
Ronald Zanetti +5 more
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Tostado y harina de la hormiga santandereana “atta laevigata”
Biotecnología en el Sector Agropecuario y Agroindustrial, 2013 La hormigaAttalaevigata, habita en los departamentos de Santander y Casanare de Colombia donde son utilizadas como alimento por los habitantes, atribuyéndoles propiedades afrodisiacas.
Clemenete Granados Conde +2 more
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Revista de Biologia Neotropical, 2011 Do ponto de vista da sustentabilidade, os sistemas agroecológicos são mais adequados ao controle de pragas do que os sistemas químicos tradicionais, em decorrência da manutenção dos processos ecológicos entre os diversos elementos que compõem a paisagem.
Marcos A Pesquero +4 more
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Paleodistributions and Comparative Molecular Phylogeography of Leafcutter Ants (Atta spp.) Provide New Insight into the Origins of Amazonian Diversity [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 The evolutionary basis for high species diversity in tropical regions of the world remains unresolved. Much research has focused on the biogeography of speciation in the Amazon Basin, which harbors the greatest diversity of terrestrial life.
Mauricio Bacci +2 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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Three phylogenetically distinct and culturable diazotrophs are perennial symbionts of leaf-cutting ants. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 In leaf‐cutting ant pests, an obligate mutualistic basidiomycete mediates the ants’ nutrition with carbons from vegetal matter using a fermenter‐like system inside the nest, called a “fungus garden.” Diazotrophs such as Enterobacteriales in the fungus garden and intestinal Rhizobiales were proposed to mediate the incorporation of atmospheric nitrogen ...
Zani ROA, Ferro M, Bacci M.
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